Still working on the portrait

I feel much better today. Yesterday, my husband made a pot of 5 alarm Chili, and I think it killed whatever bug I had. Put a couple of hours into painting today. The "Avery" portrait is almost finished...I think.
I might just have to put it away before I work it to death.

I'm also working on a landscape, from a photo taken in North Carolina, but, I'm finding the trees very difficult. Think I'll watch some of Roger Bansemer's videos for a while tonight.

nothing to show

I've been a little under the weather with a cold this week, so haven't felt very artistic. Much better today though and hope to pick up the paintbrushes again tomorrow.

finished the crabapple sketch...then I found this beautiful lady in a magazine, and had to sketch her too.

Refined this watercolor as far as I could take it with my limited skills. The window and door are crooked, I know, but I was trying to convey the state of decay in the house, while the daisies are thriving.

This is as far as I've gone with this portrait of my granddaughter. I'm a little afraid I'll mess it up if I continue...but, I think it still needs some work so I'm going to tackle it again tomorrow. This is the photo reference I'm working from.

waiting for election results

nothing blogworthy to post... just killing some time waiting for Susan Carlin's Ustream painting session to begin, and checking the election results on the tube now and then.

still need lots of practice...

The yellow house is another attempt with watercolor.

And, this is as far as I've taken the portrait of Avery. Just starting the first layer of skin tones. Just about to go watch Roger Bansemer do a painting demo on Ustream. so ttfn.

Some of my first attempts at botanical illustration.

Here's the begining of my latest portrait.

oil on masonite

"Avery"