I went to the studio yesterday and ended up mostly drawing (which is of course an activity I could have done at home, but you never know what will transpire until you get there). So some of the things I drew I plan to scan and color, and here is one little work in progress.

As you can see, there’s still a bit to go…like this here bird. When this is all said and done though, I plan to make it available in the Etsy shop!

Well I finally had a weekend to do nothing but paint! And out of nowhere came this new color palette. Well, maybe its not new to you, but it feels new to me. I was thinking my stuff has been pretty saturated lately, and its really easy to see that when looking at photos of your work, ie. on the computer. So I kinda got this purply gray thing going on and I kinda like it! And these really soft pinks….who knew!?!

Check out these works in progress. They are not committed to being done, and I reserve the right, being the artist and all, to change and manipulate these however life permits. So we’ll see where things go! I’ll keep you updated. Also, you might recognize these a little, as most are things I’ve posted on before in the works in progress section. Hmmmm….

Been having fun in the sun with watercolors. There’s a quick satisfaction about them, and not too much investment, and one can see pretty quickly where things are going. And always a plus is my interest in the balance between marks that are spontaneous and controlled.

Sometimes life just takes you where you need to go, like watercolors that wash where they may, and land where they might.

Trying out some different things. And then some of the same as well I guess.
I don’t know, you see for yourself! Tell me what you think. This is a two-way street, you know…?

I realize I skipped a couple steps here, but you get the idea. Perhaps I will be more diligent in the future to take more shots of the evolution. Sounds fun. Well, hey its still not over!

I like these “where do we come from” kind of questions…I remember pouring over encyclopedias when I was a little pup because our household didn’t really have books, aside from this seemingly expansive encyclopedia collection. And the paintings would always stand out. That and the people, biographical data. And the animals. Ok, well everything stands out. But that one painting, “Where did we come from and where are we going?” Ok, just researched it. It’s titled “Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?” by Gauguin. Being young and very concerned with death (you know, worrying your parents were going to leave you one day forever was the most harrowing of thoughts), the title set forth a very poignant series of questions that struck me and left me without an answer. It’s those unanswerable questions that lead you to most amazing places I guess.

At last, here’s my living room, or part of it. The important part I guess. Oh, the coffee table I painted black! Yes. And the plant whose leaves are shaped like hearts.