I like the juxtaposition of the roses on the right with the abstract line art on the left. Oil and acrylic on hardboard, 7×10 in.
Category Archives: Visual Arts
another try
I decided to take another shot at turning this funny-shaped tree into a painting. Acrylic on hardboard, 2.75×3.75 inches.
red leaf plum tree
Watercolor on paper, 5×7 inches.
drawing: royal raindrops crabapple tree
Year two in my yard for this tree. Last year this tree grew five branches straight up, at least a couple feet above the rest of the tree. Then, this year, those same long branches started putting out new growth from their tall ends, which made them all flop to the sides from the weight.Continue reading “drawing: royal raindrops crabapple tree”
golden leaves
Watercolor on paper, 5×7 inches.
drawing: big cis plum tree
When I bought this tree last fall I thought its leaves were sparse because they had already been dropping with the turning season. Turns out, nope. The tree was just unhappy enough in the nursery conditions that it only had a handful of leaves, and a number of bare branches. It is starting to settleContinue reading “drawing: big cis plum tree”
blotting paper art
This is a corner of a page I used for wiping extra paint from several different paintings. This kind of painting (unplanned, accidental, instinctive) is not what I want to spend all my time doing, but I like it as an exercise. And as a way to feel like I’m not wasting the excess paintContinue reading “blotting paper art”
the woman in the moon
This piece is an outgrowth of my “Unfinished Woman” drawing. I liked the circle within her hair as a geometric feature, but decided that the positioning wasn’t right to use it as a halo. So here I re-envisioned it as the moon. Pastel on hardboard, 7×10 inches.
bundled up
Pastel pencils have become my favorite drawing tool. Smudge-able, erasable, and in full color. This drawing was inspired by my having to bundle up a lot like this just to go down to my basement art room during the winter months. I have a space heater I can turn on once I get down there,Continue reading “bundled up”
adding a little color
I decided to add a little color to this drawing from my post “Unfinished Woman.” I used a blush brush to apply the color very lightly, and I think the finished product has kind of an illustrator’s feel to it. Pastel on paper, 7×10″
mind and heart 