This week’s paintings have been very pleasant to paint. I’ve been managing to get them done in just an hour, and really loving the results. I need to go through my reference photos again and print some more out. I feel like it’s getting harder and harder to settle on a photo each day. While…
Sennelier Limited Palette Challenge – Week 2
Despite my desire to actually paint waining, I feel like this week’s paintings are where I started to hit my stride. With moving and preparing my house to sell mostly done at this point, I think the rest of this challenge will be a bit easier. Note to self, don’t start a painting challenge during…
Sennelier Limited Palette Challenge – Week 1
Hey, I’m back with another 30 day challenge. I’ve been wanting to paint landscapes again for a while so that’s where this challenge will focus. In addition to landscapes, I’m also limiting my palette to the Sennelier Test Pack which includes Titanium White, Lemon Yellow, Alizarin Crimson (substituted for Permanent Alizarin Crimson), Ultramarine Blue, and…
January 2022 STRADA Challenge – Complete
Here it is, a complete month of daily painting. I really love/hate these month long challenges. I love that they prompt me to pick up my paint brush and paint every single day and at the end of that month I have a lot of awesome art to show for it. I hate that it…
January 2022 STRADA Challenge – Week 5
And… DONE! Thank you everyone for your support and comments through this challenge. As always, it’s a relief to be done. I’ll be posting something on Thursday to sum up, so look for that. Good night, it’s time to celebrate.
January 2022 STRADA Challenge – Week 4
This week I struggled almost every day to get myself into the studio. So I’m extra proud of myself for making the effort to show up each day. I’ve done several of these 30 day challenges and I know how difficult they can be, but I always find myself struggling more than I anticipate at…
January 2022 STRADA Challenge – Week 3
I love alla prima painting, but keep running into the situation where my paint no longer layers. In the past, I’ve just scraped off the paint and put whatever color I wanted in its place or let the painting dry and go over it with another layer. However, these days I’m trying to be much…
January 2022 STRADA Challenge – Week 2
I’ve been plagued with imposter syndrome throughout this challenge. I keep expecting the feeling to go away, but it has persisted for two weeks now. I feel like an imposter. I’m having all of this success with actually selling my work and joining a gallery, but I feel like I don’t even know how to…
January 2022 STRADA Challenge – Week 1
Here we are, a week into another STRADA Easel Daily Painting Challenge. If you’re unfamiliar with the challenge, it’s a daily challenge hosted by STRADA Easel to paint from life every day in January. It typically happens twice a year in January and September. I usually do the January challenge and skip the September one…
2021 Year in Review
This year flew by and I haven’t even had a chance to catch my breath yet. Oddly enough, it started with a distinct lack of painting. All of the work I had put into painting and my blog had fizzled out since the end of 2019. I had experienced a lot of traumatic family hardships…
Finished Rifle Painting
Yikes! This Thursday really snuck up on me. To be perfectly honest, I didn’t do very much painting this week/month. I did, however, finish the rifle painting for my husband. I spent most of this week working on making, photographing, and creating listings for my stickers. I’m also in the process of moving all of…
Building Momentum
This last Friday and Saturday I was a vendor at the MARC Holiday Craft Fair. I was selling originals, prints, stickers, and cards, and honestly really did well. I met a ton of people in the art community, other vendors, and people who enjoy my art. It was a really, really fun. This last craft…