so here's another copy of the oil portrait of Liz and a colored pencil version I did, as a color study.

Just figured out that I was posting my photos incorectly! (when all else fails-read the directions, right?) Anyway, this is a tomato I did using Arlene Steinberg's book, Masterful Color, Vibrant colored Pencil paintings layer by layer. I highly recomend this book to anyone wanting to explore colored pencil use. It's very well written and explains the process in detail.

this is my second attempt at botanical art. It's a seed bract from a Linden tree.

just beginning this portrait of my 8 yr old granddaughter.
oil on gesso board (masonite) 11 by 14
I've just painted in the rough outline in a combination of ultramarine blue and burnt sienna, so far. Just started it last night.

some botanical drawing

I'm studying botanical art. Here's my first attempt at it.

just finished portrait

portrait from life
oil on canvas, (16 by 20)
found out painting from live model setting is more challenging for me than painting from a photograph. I had a difficult time with this one. Changed the background so many times, light to dark, then back to light. But, I did enjoy using a palette knife tecnique on the background, that was the first time I had tried that.

Still need to load some photos

spent Saturday morning with some of my artist friends in Frankenmuth Michigan, managed to sketch a bavarian street scene, and take a few snapshots for future reference. Still working on a portrait, worked on it till the sun went down yesterday. I need to get some pictures and put them in here, but I've been too busy doing art stuff.
Crappy weather we're having here in Michigan today, and I still have some winterizing gardeneing chores to finish up this week., maybe tomrrow. Hard to tackle all the things I need to find time for.

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Here I am trying to start this blog.