Working on my latest piece

another exciting update I sold my remaining piece in the PLU Gallery!  Thank You Valerie!!!!

 Finally updating a few projects I've worked on recently.  These two chickens were a painted on my 4-H leaders new chicken coop.  I couldn't quite back far enough to get them both in the photo, as there is an adjacent shed, so I got a close up of each....
I painted these two with sample size house paint.  Unfortunately the size only comes in interior paint which is still the most cost effective.   If you are working on small projects as I tend too.  There is a clear coat Rustolium product which can be sprayed over the painting once they have completely dried, it comes in flat or gloss.

 This Octopus painting was a warmup project after a few months hiatus while I worked the summer months at a local nursery.   It is probably the most thickly painted canvas I have to date because I kept changing my mind on color and tone.  Rather than planning this one out I wanted it to simply be spontaneous and enjoyable so I was a little loose with the choices I made.
I wanted this piece to be a bit darker too really contrast the lighter colored walls in most homes,  but at the same time I didn't want it to be so dark details are lost or the colors become murky....Well after a much back and forth this painting finally decided it was complete; and I quite like it actually,  it is up for sale $350 Acrylic, without frame..... On that note really all of the posted paintings are either sold or are for sale. unless they are painted on someones chicken coop of course ....

 This woman is up here though she is not nearly complete she is actually second in line to be  completed I wanted to play around with something outside of my usual theme...

 Currently my biggest project at the moment and moving at a snails pace, Ive finished more but this is my most recent photo of this 30x40 canvas there will be updates on this one..... its taking me quite a bit of time....

Well excitingly I said goodby to this painting at the Emerald Downs Equine jury-ed exhibition.  I am a little sad to part with it.  I've become a bit attached and now there's a rather large bare spot on the wall of my bedroom.  I suppose I will have to paint another......

I hope  I can be forgiven for a bit of boasting, I'm mostly righting this for my benefit.....   This painting received second place at a jury-ed show at PLU (very exciting!) and I didn't impress the judges at the  Emerald Downs show, but I know many of the viewers enjoyed it and I heard more than one person make plans to buy it.  (If that doesn't make you feel good I don't know what would)

One woman told me she wished she was ridding the palomino..... another gentleman excitedly began telling me about a carousel he liked that had the rings and everything..... One of the Emeralds owners of told me she sees much of the same thing at the art show and this piece was different and imaginative......I think one of my favorites was a couples staring at it with their glasses of wine saying the concept really blew their mind. (maybe there was more than wine involved) lol!

 Just a few more pieces I had yet to post......The painting is from my first painting class so it's a bit of a throw back, still I am pretty pleased with it.

 This is a two tone screen print, I used an older sketch I've had lying around for a few years, I always figured I'd find something to do with it.  I still may make a painting of this image with a few changes....

 These mermaids are the result of my first woodblock print! I think I'm in love with this media!!!! very exciting!!!!

there are four anemones in this painting, the fourth is the central flower called an..... anemone :) The larger blue one is currently hanging up at PLU.

 Did you know Octopi do indeed have gardens,  they also enjoy flower arranging....

above and below .... swim through the air and fly in the sea