hello,

welcome to my week.

i dipped my hand into the digital world this week.

and can't decided whether she wants to 

remain soft or would like more color.

i will stare at her a while and 

look for a sign.

in the meantime, 

the silhouettes in the heavy fog this week 

has captivated me.  

happy st. patrick's day, a holiday commemorating

saint pactrick since he 17th century!

and happy paint party friday as well.

witness

on my easel.  

not sure where it goes from here

but loving the colors.

it's the process that counts

wip, mixed media on board

if you look hard enough you can see a face off to the left.

in gathering up paintings for my upcoming show i found 

this little painting.  i was about to have it framed when 

i noticed that her head that i thought so charming was way off centered.  

my workshop teacher, frank minuto, said that when

his mentor wanted to change apart of a painting

he glued something on top of it and repainted.  hmmmm,

i could do that.  so i glued tissue on top of it.

but before i got a chance to paint a new face, i framed, matted,

delivered and helped to hang over 40 paintings and there are 

more to come.  almost everything else has taken a back seat

to impending deadlines.  this painting is a reflection of my state right now...head on a 

little crooked and wanting to right itself.  my wonderful friends, 

evie and joann

are creating a stunning solo show.  their  efforts and enthusiasm has filled my heart.

if you live in the area, i'd love to see you on december 7.

wishing you a wonderful weekend.

posting with ava and kristin and the creative folks at paint party friday.

on my easel this week

acrylic and ink

i am not sure where it is going 

but that is not an unusual state for me.

i will wait and come back to see whether

the next round of painting will uncover more.

wondering if you are more deliberate in your approach to a painting?

view from my little deck

wishing you a lovely long holiday weekend. 

we in southern california are experiencing a very warm

 and humid (for the west coast) week.  perfect for outdoor dining, candles

twinkling white lights well into the night.

XO

i join eva and kristen at ppf with other artists 

who show their art.  won't you visit?

working on a number of different pieces at the same time

helps to stave off getting stuck that being so invested in one 

piece can bring.  yesterday i worked on various stages of 

seven paintings.  i set them up around my kitchen so that i could

see all of them while i worked on one, like a mom with seven kids 

in the same play yard.  have to keep an eye on them.  

 this one is painted on a piece of 1/2 inch wood that i found.  

she was all finished when i realized that the wood 

on her neck had natural gouges.  not flattering.  it was painted 

but in the light it really was apparent.   my handiman suggested i use wood putty 

to fill it in.   so i did with three coats and sanding between.  now she's ready to repaint.

hopefully i can match the color.  i will probably gesso the putty first,

maybe even tint the gesso?  i have never done that but am thinking

that the white might be too strong of an under color.  

how do you work?  what do you find satisfying, stressful?

one at a a time?  multiples, series?

sunset at sundance

i love that you visited today and

wish you a lovely weekend

XOXO