Export to PDF | Export to DOCYesterday I talked about having to make a conscious effort to ignore the negative voices in my head while working on a commission. Well then on this particular day of painting, I had a voice in my head that I decided NOT to ignore. The voice of my husband. […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCEvery artist I’ve ever talked to agrees. It’s so much harder to paint a commissioned piece than just a painting you feel like doing as part of your body of work. The voice of the client is always lurking in the back of your head, saying “that is NOT […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCMy assignment for last week was to paint the second of three oil paintings I have been commissioned to do. In the previous week I completed “milk can” and then this past week I completed “intercoastal sunrise.” Two paintings down, one more to go! All three of these paintings […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCThis huge moth (or is it a butterfly?) spent a few minutes resting on our screen door early one morning. Oh how I love summer!
This oil painting is inspired by a camping trip we took to Edisto Beach State Park over Labor Day last year…
I just finished an oil painting of a fishing dock in Edisto Beach State Park. My blog shows photos of my progress.
I’m painting a dock that is located on the salt marshes of Edisto Island. I wish I were there right now…
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Export to PDF | Export to DOCWhen it’s all said and done, my current series called “WATER” will be made up of seven oil paintings. Some of these are inspired by the shores of Lake Michigan, and some are from the Low Country area of South Carolina. This particular piece (which I’m temporarily calling “water #4” […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCDo you see the blue vase with the yellow roses sitting next to my easel? This morning I went into my neighbor’s yard (at her generous request) and picked myself a new crop of roses. I wish you could smell their sweet fragrance… it’s been quite inspiring. They have […]
