30 Paintings in 30 Days – All From Life for the Strada Easel Challenge It’s really fun to see all of the paintings together. I look at this montage and I think of the frustration, joy, weather, adventures, hopes and goals of the past month. While they didn’t all ‘turn … Read More
Day 21 – Rabbit Bush Study Today, I was tired. After an early morning hike and drawing, I was tired and didn’t feel like painting. Going home, having lunch and taking a shower sounded like a much better idea. But, I knew I was going to do a painting, so … Read More
Day 19 – “Return of the Gourd” aka – Study in Orange I had my day planned out, and then weather happened. (Ha!) Yesterday, I started a 12×9 painting of flowers in a hanging basket. The window of light is limited to about 2 hours before the flowers are completely shaded. … Read More
A brand new box of 30 pastels in Umber Shadows and Shades by Terry Ludwig arrived yesterday. Today, I took a big breath, broke them in half and tested them out. Wait! Did you just say you break them in half? What?!?!? Yep. I break them in half. Why??? Three … Read More