Mixed Media With Jelly Fish

 Jelly Fish Dance

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I decided to mask the jellies and use a acrylic wash in the background with this painting.It was fun to see if the watercolor and acrylic both had the same luminous look to them. You can look closer at it in my store to see more detail here. I watered down my acrylic paints and used a lot of the spray bottle that also had water in it to wash it out some. It's a messy technique, but a lot of fun!

Miniature Easel Art

Sandhill Cranes on Miniature Easel

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Now that the holidays are over and my mom and oldest daughter have gone 

back home and college, I am back in the studio and computer. This is a print I recently

sized down from the original oil painting. I wanted to make prints for people 

that would rather not spend on a original and now have 

the opportunity to buy a small print for small spaces. They also make 

great little gifts. I have a few more going up today in my shop.  

Under-painting Done For New Painting

I'm now getting back into the studio and creating a series of birds of northern California. My goal is to paint loser and make each mark count. I've been enjoying Painting my World by Karen Margulis blog on The Evolution of Style...What is the Key? Although I don't use pastel's, I love her work and her inspiration. Here is my start with my first bird painting in my series.

I tend to paint tight and I want this one to be a little loser and just enjoy the process. We'll see how this goes.

One More Glazing and It's Done

So yesterday I put a glaze over the painting and it felt like the turtle was a little more in it's environment. I noticed that it needed more the the dark background around the turtle's body to give it more punch. After that I decided one more glaze over the painting will finish it nicely. I'll give it a few days to dry before doing that. In the meantime off to do another series of birds of northern California. I'll post that here in a day or two.

Family Emergency And Getting Back To My Turtle

I can't believe I've been gone so long from painting and blogging. I had a family emergency that took me to Michigan for almost a month then trying to get back to a routine again has for the most part been difficult.

I started on my turtle earlier in September and here is where I'm at now. The turtle seems to sit on top of the painting and not in it, so I'm going to paint a glaze on it which will have the turtle be part of the environment it's in. I will finish it tomorrow and post the final results.

Gallery Sale On All Oil Paintings

Ocean Breeze

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Great new prices on all my artwork for a while. This 

is one of my favorites of the ocean waves on a summer day.

If you have any questions, please contact me through my 

gallery on the buy now button. This one is also in a active

auction that you can also participate in.