december views

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

Abraham Lincoln

Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.

H. Jackson Brown Jr.

                                                       No snow yet....... 

High summer

Some work being produced in the studio. Snail's pace, but coming along..

'grace'  30x40"  acrylic and mixed media on canvas

'pod'  acrylic and mixed media on canvas 20x40"  

'afloat'  acrylic and oil on canvas 18x24"

The dog days of summer are here. Luckily, Fall is around the corner..

We will enjoy the summer while we can, find some shade and sip some iced tea, watch the bees buzz along..

Finally!

I finally put the finishing on this painting from the wonderful painting course started back in Feb. I loved it, and HIGHLY recommend taking Flora Bowley's 'Bloom True" e-course. A facinating, creative and intuitive way to approach creating. The next course starts on June 11.

     'Bloom'    36x24"

grace

                                   'grace'                                                 Acrylic on canvas 30x40" 

more new work. good friday.

Lent has been a productive time here in the painting studio. I've also managed to do the walk to the cross. I missed a few days here and there, maybe 3-4, but I made it out the door all the others. It's good friday. A day of atonement, confession and ultimately, redemption. I hope that you all have a wonderful Easter. Rejoice. Find joy,  love and peace. It's the only way.

                          'pharaoh's daughter'        acrylic and mixed media on canvas  30x40"

    'Canaan'                                  acrylic and mixed media on canvas                                40x30"

    ' jacob's ladder '                                  acrylic and mixed media on canvas                            30x30"

      'tempest'                               acrylic on linen                                                                   24x24"

New direction, of a sort.. and a dash of Esparanza

Working larger and mixing some media.  This is acrylic, pastel and pencil on canvas 30x40"

And Ms. Spalding is on heavy rotation in the studio..

Still going on this one

I'm really struggling along here lately. I know that as we are tested, we will come out stronger.

I am liking a lot of the marks and colors coming together here.

Still painting..

It's been an up and down time, but I've managed to get to the studio in a regular basis.. here are a few paintings coming on..

Tree of Knowledge 

                                                                                     Red and the wolf

Painting paintings

Here is the work going on here in the studio... more of Flora Bowley's e course 'bloom true' and also some more of the epic landscape series..

I'm loving this course, it's like paint therapy..layer and layers of color and free form painting. Most enjoyable, and the time just whizzes by.

And also an addition to the epic landscape series. A lot of tree themed pieces..

judas tree

forrest of life..

and my latest..

                                                              Tree of Knowledge..   acrylic on canvas.



And this! Beautiful!! 

bloom true class

bloom true class, a photo by Lorie McCown on Flickr.

This is after about 4 layers of paint. It's a process! I'm enjoying all of them, though, even the yoga moves! Very effective way to paint, and I'd love for kids to start out painting this way. What amazing paintings they would do. hmm. thought.

And some beautiful, heavenly music to go with it. I love Lisa Gerrard, her music sounds like praying to me.

Bloom true course

Bloom true course, a photo by Lorie McCown on Flickr.

Here are the first layers of the e-course I'm taking.. Flora Bowley wonderful "BloomTrue'. Really loving the process so far.


http://braveintuitiveyou.com/e-course/

Studio shots

The studio has been cleaned (more or less) and a few works in progress are still around. These are mixed media, oil, acrylic and pastel on canvas.

Time to paint and sew

I delayed holiday gratification until February, and enrolled in Flora Bowley's 'Bloom True" online e-course. Because I love her paintings, and her funky groove-chic style. It all starts on Monday, and I have a notion to blog on the progress here. I've cleaned out the studio, restocked the paint table and am ready to go. I haven't looked forward to something like this in a LLoooonngg time. :D

Here are a few of Flora Bowley's gorgeous paintings. And more here..http://www.florasbowley.com/#/gallery/22/0

painting by Flora Bowley

painting by Flora Bowley!

Goregous aren't they? Can not wait to go for it on Monday!

A snow scene

Acrylic on canvas 18x24"

New work at Studio A

It's always a sense of relief and unbelief to hang a show.  All those hours of work, all that over thinking. Then it's hung, and pray to God it all looks good. My new solo show opens up tomorrow, Sept 2, at Studio A, in Fredericksburg Va.

It's been a summer of extremes, but at least I've made my studio time a priority. Fall is always a busy time with shows, art festivals and such. It pays off to be consistent in the studio.

"Lily"  acrylic on wood  14x14"

Besides pricing, I think keeping the mojo going when all your work seems to be in the 'ugly' stages is the most difficult. Staring at a painting or fiber piece looking for it to start to 'sparkle' is agonizing sometimes.  I feel most insecure about my paintings (today, ask me tomorrow). Maybe because it is what I was trained in, or maybe because painting has been so over analyzed, but it takes me as long to make a good painting as it does anything else.

'Moonrise'   fiber   37x23"

If you are interested in any of the pieces, let me know, I've priced them very reasonably, and have a good supply on my hands. I'm also going to be participating in the Baltimore Inner Harbor Art Festival this month, check the side bar for more information.

Getting ready for a show

My show at Studio A in F'burg opens on Sept. 1st, and the ensuing chaos is now in session.. So much on the to do list, I weary of it. But onward I go..

Work still going on, it will be done!

piles of stuff, ok, never going to be featured in "Studios' magazine! I know I know..

Art quilts and paintings.. all in a row.. not!!

On the easel (floor) right now..

And my son took a great class on street art, and has gone and done some work..Wonder where he gets his art gene from? :D  Love it!

Adding fiber and paint

Mixing the media..

aspects of the 'lazarus' series

June Library Show

Next up is my show at the Headquarters Library in Fredericksburg. .. Lots of new work going up! Here's a sample..

Acrylic on canvas 36x24"

Mixed media on board 18x18" Paint, fiber, thread, fabric.

..and of course some poetry!

When I kiss your face to make you smile, my darling,

I surely understand what pleasure streams from the sky in morning light,

and what delight that is that is which the summer breeze brings to my body

---when I kiss you to make you smile.

Rabindranath Tagore

New work

The studio has been buzzing! I've worked on two new series of paintings. One is abstract and organic, one is figurative and moody. I love painting and I'm never giving it up. I have my sights set on a few shows to enter, so if I can get these done, photographed blah blah, I'm going for it. Painting is so personal for me, for some reason. Maybe just because I love it so. Here's a few studio shots. All of it is work in progress.

And of course, always something going on the sewing table. Lots of color.