For Cindy

Lions, tigers and bears! Cindy, my friend, said she wanted to see some bears here, so I drew the one, but nothing else was coming to me, so then I drew the lion, and then of course I had to draw the tiger. Maybe there will be more bears later, we'll see. Lots of animals so far. I guess I just like animals.

The Traveler

Day two of our little experiment. I think I like this project so far, but I did forget about it until this evening. I'm going to work really hard at seeing it through the month.

David's project for me

David (my husband) noticed I was suffering a bit from the winter doldrums earlier today, so he made a project for me. He said that I had to sketch some every day and then post something to my blog every day this month. So here is a queen with her pets to start us out.

Rar!

This little monster is from a painting I'm working on right now.

Mr. and Mrs. Calliope Hummingbird

Here are a couple more little friends of mine.

The Hubby

And here is Mrs. Nuthatcherson's dapper husband. Both of these pieces are about 4 1/2 inches by 5 1/2 inches.

Mrs. Nuthatcherson

I'm doing a few little portraits of birds for fun. This lady will soon have a gentleman companion.

Monsters in Progress

Here is a little preview of what I'm working on right now. I'm so excited because I'm going to have pretty much the rest of December to do with as I please, and I'm looking forward to a lot of painting. I've been terribly busy with illustration projects, so my paintings have been simmering way back on that ol' back burner, but now I get to take them out and finish old ones and start new ones. Yay!

oh hai guys

Oni

I've been illustrating some stories for the Core Knowledge Foundation. One was the story of Issun Boshi, a Japanese folktale. In the story there is a monster known as an Oni; he was my favorite part to paint by far!

If you're in Massachusetts...

Well, my posting has been just pathetic, hasn't it? I've been working really hard on an illustration project, but I'll be done soon, and then I'll be back with the regular programing. Anyhow, If you're in Massachusetts on December 6th, make sure to stop by the opening of Pop Euphoria at the Aurora Gallery in Worcester. I'll have one piece in the show, and it looks like it'll be a lot of fun, so I'm sad I can't be there. Toodaloo and I'll be back soon enough!

Red Bird

Here is the finished painting. It is oil on acrylic-gessoed paper, and it will be mounted on hardboard. This piece will be in the group show Pop Euphoria which will run from December 6 through January 9. A portion of every sale will be donated to the Toys for Tots charity. link

Oil on Paper

Here's what I'm working on. These will be in oil, they are on gessoed paper. The drawing part is always really straightforward, but when I get the paint out I always feel like I'm jumping off a cliff and hoping for a safe fall.

Return

Well I've been gone for awhile, haven't I? My sister just got married, which was a wonderful experience, but a very busy and somewhat exhausting one. Anyhow, I'm back. Before the wedding I'd been doing more work for Core Knowledge on the story of Snow White. Here are the dwarves on their way home from work.

Advice on Morals and Manners

This is my newest painting. On my website I've posted pictures of it progressing. Click here to view it on my website and follow the link to the demonstration.

Coming Soon...

These two guys inhabit a painting I've been working on for a little while. Since it has no deadline, I tend to push it aside for more "important" projects, but I've had some extra free time lately and it will be done soon. I've been documenting its progress as I paint, so when it's done I'll post all of the pictures on my website.

Mozart

I'm working on a project right now illustrating the life of young Mozart.
This is Wolfgang's father Leopold Mozart playing the violin.



And here is baby Wolfgang trying to reach the keys of the family's clavier.



Mozart spills ink on himself as he writes music.

float

It's been quiet around here because I've been busy, but I'll be back.

Trying to relax

Most of the paintings I make are fairly tightly rendered, and sometimes I feel like I start to spiral into a maze of details and lose sight of why I love painting in the first place. When that happens I like to take out my acrylics and do whatever. I try to forget about how it will turn out and just put paint on paper.

Cats

I think our cat Vinnie infected my brain with toxoplasmosis and now I have to draw cats. Here are a few.

The second cat is actually a study for a cat in a painting I'm working on right now. Recently a couple people have asked about my painting process, so I'm taking lots of pictures of this piece as it progresses and when I'm done I'll put it all up on my website.