relaxing work

worked unfortunately every day this week, but, yesterday was bliss.

filled with music, coffee, paper, canvas, and the most deliciously colored paint. very successful day for me personally.

i had spied an ad for our local roller derby asking for submissions for artwork for their tshirts...i immediately whipped out two designs i really liked and got those drawn and painted up to send. took the photos this morning and sent it off...we will see...

i reworked a painting that was not taken by my gallery, and absolutely love it! it is amazing to me, how, a rework can do that...a lot of gesso, a great idea, and another layer of paint....poof- love!

and, i managed to do another sunset landscape i like...purple ground, with hints of greens and tourquois bleu peaking through, with an ominous sky setting for the day.

landscape pictures...

well, i am posting some of my success this last week. again, i can't say enough about the class- spectacular!! hope you enjoy....thanks for looking! the top picture should be an original Robert Burridge on the left and my version on the right....

land scapes....

landscapes can be absolutely breath taking- like the trip out to the black hills this past weekend. i mentioned that we had gone out for a family reunion and the drive out- spectacular!! not a breathe of wind, so, all the water in the fields were a perfect mirror reflecting their beautiful prairie landscape....that being said...

today- still at art class....landscapes. well, let me tell you something- these are not my forte. i had four pieces going (ALWAYS paint in a series....-see what i have learned) on my landscapes. had picked my colors; had picked my forms, and had the committment to do these...well, what a disaster. BUT, actually, i did have one that Bob Burridge had said was a winner (such an honor...). i said, well, i did four paintings, and he stated- and you had ONE that is a winner- that is awesome! i had been feeling rather defeated and more than a little frustrated until my mom encouraged me to look at my painting behind a frame (this trick too is a must) and when Bob saw it- he was like- awesome- so, how could i remain so defeated? i can't. today pushed me to my limited- somewhere i am not comfortable, but, dammit- i am going to try again tomorrow (with way less thought!!)-so stay tuned....