day 9, 30 paintings in 30 days

i fell in love with a painting by james ensor

while on display at the getty museum.

it was so different from anything i would paint

that i decided to paint my version of it.  these

funny faces were quite enjoyable and challenging.  

day 8, 30 paintings in 30 days

i worked on this previously started painting

it is finished for now ... but that does not 

mean that it's seen its last paint stroke.

do you ever do that?  paint, then let the piece

sit for a while until it tells you what it needs?

day 7, 30 paintings in 30 days

i started this painting a while ago.  after finishing a smaller

similar painting i wanted a larger painting with brighter colors.

doing a painting a  day does not give much time for a thought 

process.  i like that because it encourages the intuitive decisions.  

i am also taking on a drawing challenge that i saw on instagram

under #cbdrawaday.  i have not kept up a regular drawing

practice.  i start then stop and then remember that i should start 

again.  once i make a commitment, i try to honor that and 

this will give me an incentive to draw for the month of january.  

here are my drawings to date.  i skipped on day which was sneakers

because i wasn't excited about the subject.  i will probably go back and 

give it a whirl.

and i did one more fun project with my 

experimental art group this week.  

paper dolls!

so as you can see, i've been busy!

tell me what you have been doing.

posting with paint party friday and 

30 paintings in 30 days

midnight reverie

day 5, 30 paintings in 30 days

thank you for stopping by!

essence

day 3, 30 paintings in 30 days

at times, less is more

30 paintings in 30 days, day 1

promise, hope, longing, renewal, beginnings

all words on this, the first day of the year, 

only hours fresh.  wishing that all of  your 

dreams, wishes and hopes come true in 2016.

thank you for your visit here at my blog.

thank you to those of you who take the time 

from your busy day to comment.  i love hearing from

each of you. although creating art can be a lonely

experience for some, i find it is a fulfilling, exciting  and timeless

place where all else drops away.  i am always changed 

when i allow myself to enter the creative space and feel 

the unity and connection will all other creatives.

X O X O

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