Hello Florida!!!

We made it!  What a crazy and wonderful month December was!  It feels great to be down here breathing the warm air again.  I just got out my paints this past week and I'm loving painting here. 
Sorry, no images.  Blogger is having problems and now I can't upload any photos at this point.  Hopefully this will be fixed soon. 

 

 



I like Liquin......

There I said it. I use Liquin for many of my little oil paintings.  I love, Gamblin oils, & and also use Gamsol, Gamblin Refined linseed oil, but I just love how easy Liquin is to use.  I pour a bit out of the bottle and there's no mixing, it's easy to find at art supply stores and it does the job for me.  Many of you have asked me about some of my solvents and painting mediums,...so there's one of my favs. 

 

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Holiday shipping....

I was at the post office today shipping out a painting and the line wasn't bad at all...at least where I live.  Could be we're not at crunch time yet.  Always ask if you need something sent faster than my usual first class postage.  Especially this time of year. 

For this or other little paintings I have up for auction on ebay this week, just click on the link at the above right.  Remember my ebay paintings all start at just $ 0.99.  (That's right!!)  Thanks!



Mini Art for Christmas...

 

Thanks to all of you who buy from me and other local artists for the Holiday season.  Art is a very cool gift and even though I get overwhelmed this time of year with the extra work...THANK YOU!  Someone apologized to me the other day for scheduling a private lesson during this busy season for the inconvenience.  My response...INCONVENIENCE ME!  I rely on those of you who give my work a home and who allow me to share my gifts.  So again...thank you!!!!

 

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Watercolor work in progress...

 

Here's a few work in progress shots using the masking fluid. 

 

I use Sennelier watercolors
on the advice of a professor.  LOVE them!

 

After removing the masking.

 

Finished...or pretty much finished painting.  Below is a photo of the setup.  This table ends up in a lot of my still life paintings.  It was my grandmothers and I loving using it in paintings. 

 

 

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Painting studies...

I know I don't talk about my process enough, but will try to do more of that.  Painting studies really help me as an artist to decide if I want to do a larger painting.  I know the old masters did them...and most of their "studies" look like my masterpieces!  LOL!  However, they are so important for working out both design and color issues. 

This little study goes up for sale on ebay after 11/8/2012.  Just click on the link at the above right for the auction. 





East coast....

I'm still blown away at the devastation on the east coast.  I've done several paintings of the water at Long Beach and Robert Moses Beach.  We have many photos of us at Cape May and the other Jersey shores.  My heart and prayers go out to everyone there.  I've actually got a family who has come to several of my painting classes that was impacted.  They're on their way up to help out some relatives.  They've no idea what they'll find. 

 

For this or other paintings I have for sale on ebay, just click on the link at the above right.