Just a page from a sketchbook…. I’ve been painting so much lately that I really miss just the loose sketching of ideas and inspirations. var a2a_config = a2a_config || {}; a2a_config.linkname="Face doodles from sketchbook"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com ... Continue Reading
I think I may have inadvertently been influenced by a tad of Matisse on this one… another woman “waiting.” But for what I ask? LOL TITLE: Waiting SIZE & SUPPORT: approx. 8″h x 8″w on 1/8″ wood panel on 1″ deep cradled wood panel painted ... Continue Reading
This is a very poignant piece for me…..my mom passed away in 2005 of colon cancer. My mom and dad are truly soulmates. So this is what their relationship feels like to me now that mom’s “gone” and dad’s still with us. Took quite awhile to complete this&# ... Continue Reading
I took a walk and found these lovely gingko leaves (I’m no nature girl, but i think that’s what these are.) Fell in love with the shape of them, and thought I’d experiment with modelling compound. Fun! TITLE: Impressions SIZE & SUPPORT: approx. 6″h x 6″w ... Continue Reading
Painting my feelings today, on an Italian tile treated with gesso. My first abstract, methinks. TITLE: Pathway Beyond SIZE & SUPPORT: approx. 6″h x 6″w on Italian tile. MATERIALS: Mixed Media, professional archival acrylic paints, collage NOTES: Sides/edges are antique gold ... Continue Reading
TITLE: Floral Joy SIZE & SUPPORT: approx. 8″h x 8″w on 1/8″ wood panel MATERIALS: Professional archival acrylic paints NOTES: Sides/edges are antique gold, back has two bumper pads at bottom corners, and a plastic hanger at top, making this piece ready to hang and enj ... Continue Reading
TITLE: Purple Hat SIZE & SUPPORT: approx. 8″h x 8″w on 1/8″ wood panel SIZE/SUPPORT: 6″ x 10″ on 1″ deep cradled wood panel painted matte black. Ready to hang. MATERIALS: Mixed media, professional archival acrylic paints and collage (beads and gemsto ... Continue Reading
Ah, she is a beauty……and one of my all-time favorites to day. I felt really set free with acrylics on this painting, just scratching the surface to the beauty of this medium. Can be very expressive indeed! TITLE: Ready and Waiting SIZE & SUPPORT: approx. 18″h x 7-3/4& ... Continue Reading
As you can see, I’m not very good (nor inspired) by onsite sketching, but i keep going ‘cuz I love my art friends! And I figure I won’t get better if I don’t practice at all. A dear friend of mine, Milagros, as soon as we do our “homework” (sketching ... Continue Reading
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TITLE: Set The Table – Series 3/3 SIZE & SUPPORT: approx. 6″h x 6″w on 1/8″ wood panel MATERIALS: Professional archival acrylic paints NOTES: Sides/edges are antique gold, back has two bumper pads at bottom corners, and a plastic hanger at top, making this piece ... Continue Reading
A fun little series…. TITLE: Set The Table – Series 1/3 SIZE & SUPPORT: approx. 8″h x 7 1/2″w on 1/8″ wood panel MATERIALS: Professional archival acrylic paints NOTES: Sides/edges are antique gold, back has two bumper pads at bottom corners, and a plastic ... Continue Reading
A very fun little series…..in my mind’s eye I can see these painted HUGE and displayed at a chic restaurant. Ah, let me dream. TITLE: Set The Table – Series 1/3 SIZE & SUPPORT: approx. 6″h x 6″w on 1/8″ wood panel MATERIALS: Professional archival acr ... Continue Reading
The second and pretty much last oil……can’t breathe around the drying linseed oil. But gotta say that oils are magical – they’re so gleamy! I will just have to become all the more accomplished with acrylics and watercolors. TITLE: Two Pears SIZE & SU ... Continue Reading
A wee bit of collage here….. a gemstone at her third eye, and the lettering “A-U-M” on her sweet lips. TITLE: A-U-M SIZE & SUPPORT: approx. 8″h x 8″w on 1/4″ wood on 1″ deep cradled wood panel painted matte black. Ready to hang. MATERIAL ... Continue Reading
One can never paint too many pears, right? TITLE: A Couple of Pears SIZE & SUPPORT: approx. 8″h x 7 1/2″w on 1/4″ birch on 1″ deep cradled wood panel painted matte black. Ready to hang. MATERIALS: Professional archival acrylic paints PRICE: $85 a2a_con ... Continue Reading
My dear friend, Marilyn, had her left kidney removed, so this is what came to me in a meditation to paint for her as a part of her healing process. TITLE: A Bouquet for a Kidney MEDIA: Acrylic on canvas panel SIZE: 11 x 14″ DATE: August 2009 STATUS: Private Collection, Orcas Isla ... Continue Reading
Another face….what a shock. Love the throwback to the 1960s in this one, oh what lovely pearls! TITLE: Wistful SIZE & SUPPORT: approx. 8″h x 8″w on 1/8″ birch on 1″ deep cradled wood panel painted matte black. Ready to hang. MATERIALS: Professional ar ... Continue Reading
This was going to be Fire in the Elemental Series…but she presented herself as this exotic beauty. The magic of the art experience is that one never knows what will end up on the canvas/support. Ah! TITLE: Exotic Beauty SIZE & SUPPORT: approx. 8″h x 8″w on 1/8R ... Continue Reading
I decided to try acrylic, after having fallen in love with gouache but needing something sturdier, as I LOVE to paint on wood most of all. So, for my first ever acrylic painting, this is what emerged. My dad loves water, boats, all that so he was the recipient. Love you, Dad! TITLE: Free ... Continue Reading
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