Energy and Design

Things are coming together: been in the studio long enough to hit the "zone" again - at last... Commissions have come into the approval staus and will finish them up this week, hopefully. Am continuing to experiment, especially with the new white space concept. Landscapes are lacking. Can't seem to find that image, that idea, to develop. Setting up business stuff for the new year, prepping taxes, rethinking the show schedule... it's all in the mix!

Saturday's a Work Day!

A few new pieces in the mix... two are commissions and the other two are for experimental purposes. Trying the idea of white space! I'll keep working on them of course as I am wont to do.

Planning the Mount Dora FL show Feb 5-6 and looking forward to California in March.

More New Works

" Lake View" is 36 x 48 and is done primarily by splattering the paint with a medium brush and very "wet on wet"...

Another Large piece, "Three Lady Lunch," is done by lifting the color off the canvas after it has cured...

Back in the studio, I am working on some larger pieces for the fun of it. These have been in the works for a few weeks now. I look at them daily as I work and then, zap!, I get an idea to move ahead in a direction which brings them out from the vague mesh of color and into the detail. These will continue to be developed over the next few weeks; I am planning on having them ready for the show in CA, La Quinta Arts Festival March 10-14... The "Sunday Afternoon in the Park" piece is done with underpainting of color block, lifting, and then stippling with small brush in all the colors juxtaposed... tedious but effective.

After Boca Show

Sarah in the Parlor...

Marla ordered this beauty and picked it up at the show...

One of my all time favorites, will be using her in the promo work for Paradise City shows...

Sold in a skinny minute...classic ladies, watercolors and fun!

An all red idea for Martice theme...

After another four hours of painting this is what the image below looks like...

Started this one and, after some feed back, went back to work on the colors, composition...

Spent four days in Boca Raton FL and loved every minute of it. The show there was an exceptional boost to the painting energy. So many good comments (and terrific sales), great crowds, and picture perfect weather (73 degrees and sunny)...and that while the rest of the country was under feet of snow! Came back to GA and hit the temperature drop right at the state line...Atlanta was in a deep freeze and Savannah wasn't much better. So I have cranked up the heat and started painting with renewed energy. Several commissions under way and are included here. Planned the next few months of shows and am really excited about Mount Dora FL on February 5-6. Then La Quinta March 10-14. I'll be working in between to keep the inventory. New pieces that haven't hit the website are also included here...