1. My mom's birthday was coming 2. I had been sketching horses a lot 3. I told my mom I would make her a custom iPhone case (months ago) from a piece of artwork I made SO . . . I got this idea to do a practice painting for my daughter's bedroom (see previous post) and make something ... READ the POST
Sketching Horses
Sketching at the beach . . . ya, that didn't suck! : ) Right behind me is my son's middle school and I had been there doing a photography workshop. It was my day to carpool, so I had an hour to kill and took my sketchbook. My daughter is a horse LOVER! She takes riding lessons ... READ the POST
Scotland Highlands painting, Part IV
It was about this point in the painting that I was ready to throw it out the window! I just couldn't make myself work on it. I made several other art pieces just to avoid working on this one! LOL My painting instructor says if it isn't frustrating and hard that we ... READ the POST
Scotland Highlands painting, Part III
Canoe is painted. Time to start painting the seafood restaurant . . . the tiny, tedious part. Shadows, reflections, multiple shades of one color, and many angles. Eeeek, can I have a glass of wine to do this? What I would really appreciate about now is to be able to ... READ the POST
Scotland Highlands painting, Part II
Time to paint the mountains! The dark mountains gave the sky more of a sunset feel. They were a little tricky because the sun was on the upper half of them, casting a cloudy yellow tone. I brought each of the colors down into the water for their reflection, adding a bit of white to ... READ the POST
Scotland Highlands Painting, Part I
I signed up for an acrylic painting class through a local art gallery This Century Art Gallery. I haven't taken a fine arts class since college, so it's a bit intimidating. My goal is to keep learning, trying new things, stretch my comfort zone, and expand my horizons. ... READ the POST