Coconut Cocktails

Coconut Cocktails   4 x 6  watercolor

This was another watercolor experiment that I started

last week.  It got too dark to finish but when I

looked at it the next day I thought it had potential.

So I decided to I finish it off today

and keep it as loose as possible because that

was the quality I liked most about it.

What do you think, too much, not enough?

More Plane Green Tea

More Plane Green Tea  6x6  oil on board

This is the still life I had in my Still Life Stage when

we had the black out in Malta.

I really like to let a painting sit and then come 

back to it later. 

I just oil over it with medium and go back in.

Waiting gives me a fresh eye and I can

correct my drawing errors more easily.

I just love painting this silly little plane!

to purchase for $100 click here

The Park

The Park  4x6 watercolor

This is the park I walk through with my buddy Robi

everyday.  It's one of the few places with trees

in Malta. It's also a place that's loaded with cats

and Robi finds that very exciting!

When the lights went out in Malta my set up in my

still life stage went dark, my monitor

was off too, so no more photo reference.

It was too late to pack up my stuff and go outside,

so I decided to pull out some photos and

my dusty watercolor set and play around.

I got cozy in the fading light by my studio window.

Then I had to start pulling out the candles.

I felt like a pilgrim.

It was quite pleasant with no distractions but the problem

is that you can't see any thing very well either.

I figured out early on that watercolor is very easy to over work.

Not easy for an oil painter who likes to pile on the paint to

cover whatever is underneath that I don't like. 

I think I peaked in my watercolor stage at about eleven, but

I can see how it would be easy to get hooked again.

This one of the park turned out OK.

In case you don't know who Robi is:

photo of me and Robi

we go to the same hair stylist!

Hip Hop

Hip Hop  6 x 6  oil on board

This was a painting I was supposed to finish yesterday,

but just as I got started the whole country

of Malta had a black out!

My computer has two monitors, one of which

I keep right beside my easel so that

when I work from photos I

see much better colors.

I enjoyed doing these motion paintings

and I wanted to get one more

done to post before the challenge ends tomorrow.

to purchase for $100 click here 
Sold

 

Jump!

Jump! 6 x 6 oil on board

I've always wanted to try to paint motion, so when my buddy 

Francesco Fontana

posted the 'paint movement' challenge

on DailyPaintworks

I thought it was a good excuse to try!

My plans for posting remotely didn't go as well as

I hoped so I've been MIA. The internet was out

where we stayed while we were abroad, which I

didn't expect.  I also didn't expect to land with

a flu virus. I haven't been sick in ages

and it really bites.

Not that I'm making excuses......

I'm just sayin'

life happens.

Glad to be gettin' back in the groove.

to purchase for $100 click here

Plane Green Tea

Plane Green Tea 6 x 6  oil on board

We've been on a green tea binge over the holidays. My

husband visited a tea shop in Hong Kong and 

spent a bunch of Hong Kong dollars

on this 'special' brew. 

It's supposed to be the answer to all that

ails you , short of making you immortal-

that's what 'they' said anyway...

This is an appropriate post for me since I'll be

'leaving on a jet plane'

very early in the morning for a visit stateside.

I haven't posted remotely before but I have

so many great trips planned this year I

hope I can figure it out!

to purchase for $100 click here

Box of Cherries

Box of Cherries 6x6 oil on board

Happy New Year!

Thanks to all of you that have followed and checked out

my blog.  Sharing my paintings with you is a 

pleasure and a great privilege.

I very much appreciate your encouragement 

and support!

This painting was done for the Daily Paintworks

challenge to paint fabric.  It just

happens to be one of my favorite things to do!

I have a fantastic year planned with some

wonderful painting trips that I'm very excited about.

I'll try to figure out how to post remotely so

that I can take you along with me to share in the fun:))))

to purchase for $100 click here