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Around the West and Back Again 17 Aug 2013 | 09:04 pm
I can't believe that my blog has gone this long without a post...but we have been using our RV - traveling the western US, specifically Colorado, New Mexico and Utah for 5 weeks. I have loads of paint...
Portrait Finished and more of WIP 11 Jun 2013 | 03:24 am
"Libby" 9" x 12" oil on Raymar board I couldn't resist painting from this photo. I had those great outdoors colors on my palette from mixing and put them to good use. More progress on "Cottonwood...
Painting My Favorite Person 3 Jun 2013 | 12:21 am
Self Portrait - the Spikey Years 6" x 8" on Raymar canvasboard Yesterday, I watched a YouTube video - several times to work on mixing colors in oil for portraiture with artist Brian Neher's tutorial...
WIP - An Oil Painting of a Cottonwood 31 May 2013 | 03:39 am
This Cottonwood tree lives up the farm road - out on the edge of a crop field. I have wanted to paint it for a long time - but was wary of it - so many branches. Well, these past two weeks I have bee...
Never a Dull Moment 29 May 2013 | 08:48 pm
May starts the tornado and hail/wind/storm season in Kansas. It has started with a vengeance - we have had several days of our 'weather radio' alarm singing at all times of the day - thank goodness...
Happy Blogiversary to Me!! 18 May 2013 | 06:30 pm
Today is 6 (six) years since beginning this blog. I feel it waxing and waning throughout the days, weeks and months of this year, especially. Life is that way, too. Been busy, my Dad was here for ...
A Landscape Painting in Oil 4 May 2013 | 04:58 am
"Klamath River Inlet" 10" x 20" oil on wrapped canvas (wet paint causes shine) Last year, we took a long RV trip to the west coast and the northwest areas of Oregon and Cali. We stayed for a few ...
A Portrait on Grey-Toned Paper 3 May 2013 | 03:23 am
"Scrutiny" 7" x 11" graphite and white charcoal on grey-toned Strathmore paper My daughter has this great 'scowl' when she questions - she is such an actress and is so expressive with her many 'l...
A Pastel Self-Portrait 29 Apr 2013 | 01:32 am
"Self Portrait with Dog" 8" x 10" pastel on Strathmore black pastel paper Practicing my faces - some make it to this blog, some do not. This one is the nearest likeness to ME that I have ever do...
Portrait Practice 20 Apr 2013 | 02:40 am
Portrait practice today in oil on a 6" x 8" canvasboard. Wet paint shine on the left...oh well. I bet I painted those eyes - 4 times..finally gave up.
