Hey guys! Here is my newest-ish finished painting, sort of. I said it was finished like two months ago but it wasn't finished, I was just being lazy. So I want ahead and finished it last night. It's colored pencil on paper 8in x 12in. Enjoy!
Showing posts with label still life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label still life. Show all posts
Friday, August 1, 2014
Sunday, July 27, 2014
The invisible man.
Hello friends! Check out my newest painting,
The invisible man
Watercolor on paper
12in x 16in
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
Peas in a pod
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| Peas in a pod 8x10 Watercolor on paper |
Hello friends! I just finished this watercolor! I had fun with this one, who wouldn't? Stars and happy peas! Enjoy!
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Save the Princess!
I just finished this today! The doll and the ninja turtle are on top of a graphic novel. I was initially hesitant to attempt such a complicated painting but I love the way it turned out.
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| Watercolor on paper 11x14 |
Friday, October 11, 2013
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Bright Rain Gallery!
This is such a beautiful gallery! I am very humbled to be amongst such great artists! It's a dream come true! Bright Rain Gallery is in Albuquerque, nm. Stop by if your ever in the area!
http://brightraingallery.com/
http://brightraingallery.com/
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Monday, March 4, 2013
Stacked
I love to see repetitive things i.e. stacked cups, books, fence posts, power lines and what not. So when I saw these cups I just had to capture it on paper.
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| Stacked 12x16 Colored pencil on paper |
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Black.
I started this piece about a month ago. I stalled on it because I was tired of layering color after color to reach a deep black. Yesterday it hit me, just use black. For a long time I refused to use black in any of my paintings because It appears dull. The layers of transparent colors has a more lively look. I usually layer a magenta and green one on top of the other until I reach the dark I'm shooting for, but this takes forever. I will still use the transparent colors but with black to speed up the process. So I guess I'm changing my rules. Black is back!
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| Old friends 8x10 Watercolor on paper. |
Monday, February 18, 2013
Home.
I've started a new series of paintings that revolve around my home. These paintings are of things I see and use everyday and views from my windows and such. I wanted these paintings to be bright and bold and direct. Enjoy!
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| 12x16 Watercolor on paper |
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| 8x10 Watercolor on paper |
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| 9x12 Oil on canvas panel |
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Nerd!
My husband loves Star Wars. LOVES it. So I've been trying to incorporate his love for Star Wars in my work (cause I like him a little bit). I tried a composition with c3po and Luke Skywalker but neither composition made it past the drawing stage. Then he got this alien figure and I immediately loved the color of it. So I set out to try another Star Wars piece, and success! I incorporated the fruit in the background to give it a more classic feel with the very 'modern' alien figure. Now I need to do a painting with Data from Star Trek...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
What up gnomies!
About the gnomes.....Well, I was window shopping with my husband when I came across a disheveled shelf of gnomes. I really like the repetitiveness of the figures. (I have a thing for repetitive things like stacked cups and such) I was captivated by the same 'model' of gnome but in different positions. I took a lot of photos and really liked this particular grouping because it seemed 'wrong' or not the traditional composition. It flowed really well starting with the standing gnome and ending with the lone gnome. Let's not forget the colors! I originally thought the green background wasn't going to work but I really like how it makes the figures pop.
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| Gnomes 12x16 Colored pencil on paper |
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
An apple?
Yes an apple. I have a lot of paintings with apples. Let me explain, (of course your going to let me explain, your still reading this, aren't you?) starting with the non-artsy reason, I always have apples around the house, and they are super easy to paint. You know, cause they are roundish and stuff.
Now let me get into the artsy reason for this apple in particular. Again I just happened to have an apple and a tiny metal Wolverine figure. I tried the composition with just the figure and it was boring. I also wanted to show the size of the figure. Thats when it hit me, an apple! (not literally) (hehehe) When I put the two together it was like magic. I loved everything about it. The figures colors are very complementary to the apple, making my eyes sing. The organic-ness of the apple vs the cool shiny metal is a juxtaposition of the elements. The very large and general apple vs the tiny details of the metal figure gives the composition interesting textures. Ok thats enough I'm boring myself.
All this said I'm sure someone is going to come up with some weird phycological reason for the apple. They always do. It seems to me that when a viewer reads strange stuff in to a painting, they are usually seeing something in themselves and not the artist. Like a mirror. (and not just from the shiny glass)
Now let me get into the artsy reason for this apple in particular. Again I just happened to have an apple and a tiny metal Wolverine figure. I tried the composition with just the figure and it was boring. I also wanted to show the size of the figure. Thats when it hit me, an apple! (not literally) (hehehe) When I put the two together it was like magic. I loved everything about it. The figures colors are very complementary to the apple, making my eyes sing. The organic-ness of the apple vs the cool shiny metal is a juxtaposition of the elements. The very large and general apple vs the tiny details of the metal figure gives the composition interesting textures. Ok thats enough I'm boring myself.
All this said I'm sure someone is going to come up with some weird phycological reason for the apple. They always do. It seems to me that when a viewer reads strange stuff in to a painting, they are usually seeing something in themselves and not the artist. Like a mirror. (and not just from the shiny glass)
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| Waiting 12x16 Colored pencil on paper |
Monday, February 11, 2013
(insert clever title here)
Hey everyone! I'm Back!!! And guess what? I should be able to post more and why is this? I have too much time on my hands! Stupendous! (or you might get sick of me....) Oh well when it rains it... something or other. You know anyway, here are some new paintings
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| 10:35 11x14 Colored pencil on paper |
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| 9x12 Watercolor and colored pencil on paper |
Friday, February 17, 2012
The still life post (and a dog)
Still lifes are my new thing. I'm really enjoying them. Still lifes? But aren't those super boring and for 'old' people? Nope, and who doesn't love the oldies? Gosh! Whats wrong with you?! Still lifes are classic and you can make them very personal, and there is an almost infinite number of combinations of junk you can put in them! So there! Still lifes are cool. Boom.
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| Round 16x20 Watercolor on paper |
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| 12x16 Watercolor on paper |
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| Glorieta 14x18 Watercolor on paper |
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| Sebastian 16x20 Watercolor on paper |
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| Ordinary 16x20 Watercolor on paper |
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