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Baby Ivy
This effort is from an old photo of my aunt. I revered her during her life time and was happy that I found this photo as I’m still binging on pics of children…learning lots but as you can see I have so much more to learn about painting in general! These things take time and […]
Final stab at this one…onward ho!
August 6, 2017
Well this is the final one, sheesh…so funny how each one changes a bit or even a lot! Not sure what I was trying to prove. Thinking that it’s a lot like the time I tried to make bread for the first time…how many loaves hit the bottom of the waste can with an heavy […]
Painting – the struggle continues
July 30, 2017
I found this wonderful photo of my mom and her two sisters on their farm near Edmonton Alberta in the winter. As you can see here, try as I might, I struggled terribly with her face where it seemed natural for me to begin. This first one shows that I couldn’t paint the sad little […]
Cappuccino – slowly
August 3, 2015
More palm fronds…another practice piece. It just means I am dipping my brushes.I really like painting portraiture, experimenting with a smidgeon of backlighting. I am trying to use up old materials as I practice…I pulled out this rather warped piece of 14 x 18″ canvas board…and feel fine using acrylics on it. My preference is […]
Zebra Mouth
June 29, 2015
Zebra Mouth• I guess you will find this painting a bit odd, not to me though. It represents the phenom of self mutilation for “beauty”. Plump up your lips, even though your face is covered in lines…I don’t know, would a zebra do this? This painting has been accepted into a new home. 12″ x 12″ acrylic […]
August 19, 2017
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