Painting detailed scenes of honeybee stories as of late! Here is a work in progress, a small snippet of a much larger scene… I am so, so excited about this piece! I’ve been working secretly on it for some times and I can’t wait to put a print of it up in my shop. Despite …
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the results are in….
The fox name submissions were collected, cut and put into a little white fox house (I’m not sure if he lives in the proper white house or in the brush pile!) And a name was randomly pulled (thank goodness for randomness, as the name submissions were all so sweet, and I enjoyed reading them so …
fox locket giveaway this week!
What’s that you see? Is it a fox locket?….. yes indeed! I decided to do this giveaway again, to thank all those who visit my blog (despite my times of non-postings). And for keeping me inspired! THANK YOU!!!! It’s a mini print snippet from my original oil painting Pulling on Our Ribbons and Hair affixed …
a bit on how things come together
Sketching faces on cotton watercolor paper (my favorite!). Still undecided on the hair. Sketch of scarlet tanager’s in my giant book from June (the pages do not fit into my scanner) And a collage of it all (with my hand and favorite papers) in my watercolor album. Just playing around, process journaling. A giveaway will …
milkweed pod nest and other things
…inspiring me today. It’s Friday and I have been painting the day away, which is so blissful! Taking a bit of a different direction with acrylics now, painting up little (or very big) scenes of surreal things in earthy colors. Also been playing with arrangements of favorite found things on my shelf, inspiring the paintings… …
tugging on our neck ribbons
Just finished up this painting of two little forest wanders (or woodland dwellers for that matter) They seem a bit apprehensive about the birds playful tugging. I think that they are The Bumblebee Sisters in their childhood.
yesterday evening, meadow walk
everything was so golden.
tiger lily, finished
I have been painting the day away! Tiger lily is now finished. She has adorned her hair with the most magical flower (I would love to be a bee or humming bird!) A print will be in the shop, along with the original (me thinks!) And…. Telling a tale (though paints) of two girls at …
tiger lily
One of the many paintings I have in progress. She is based loosely on my last sketch. and some progress photos… sketch on ampersand panel in sepia colored pencils: A sort of underpainting for her face and a completed, cloudy (and very dreamy) backdrop: painting: I am going to finish her this morning and then …
finished sketch
Pomegranate symbolism. Totally subconscious (I really just wanted to draw one!) But now looking into it’s symbolism I am intrigued by its subconscious meaning to me, today. Plus like them because it looks as though they are wearing tiny crowns! Drawn and shaded in dark grey colored pencil (because the smudging of graphite drives me …