Koi Triptych Painting

Koi Triptych
24 x 72
oil on canvas

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Here is the big Koi triptych... finally! Dave and Tiffaney took it last night and they were really happy with it! Phew. It's always nice to have that part over with. They are going to put it over their bed. I think it will look nice. It was a lot of work but a lot of fun too. I'm already working on a small koi painting again. I figure I might as well keep painting koi while they are fresh in my mind! I kinda want one for my bedroom now...

Pig Tails - sketch of the day

Pig Tails
6 x 10
charcoal on paper

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Wishing you all a carefree summer weekend!

Water Lily

Water Lily

9 x 12

oil on canvas

Available for purchase at my etsy shop!

This was a fun one to paint. I am really hoping to paint many more botanicals this summer. Since I am working at a landscape design firm, I am getting really inspired by anything that grows!

Koi Painting

So, I know you haven't heard from me in a while... this koi painting is why. It was last week's "mystery painting" which Stacy guessed correctly! It is a painting that I have been working on for too long, but it is a 6' long painting so that makes me feel a little better about it. It is a commission for friends and luckily they were willing to wait for it. It is actually a triptych (painted on three separate canvases). They haven't seen it yet so don't tell them it's on my blog. I know they don't follow my blog... so as long as no one directs them here, I'm safe posting it! These pictures just give you a little taste of the final product... I still have to go back into some areas and add finishing details.

Mystery Painting

I'm working on a fairly large painting for some friends. It has taken me forever and finally this week I am determined to get it done! It is not a subject I normally paint, which may be why it's taking me so long. Here is a sneak preview. Any guesses?

Poudre River

Poudre River

20 x 24

oil on canvas

Available for purchase at my etsy shop!

It seems fitting that I post one of my paintings of boulders and water because I have just colored my first landscape design for Olive Branch which included many boulders and a very large water feature. I found that I really enjoy that type of drawing and coloring with markers and I am looking forward to learning more about it!

"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for." - Georgia O'Keefe

Inspiration in D.C.

While in Washington D.C. I was able to visit the National Gallery of Art and the National Portrait Gallery which were both beautiful and enormous museums. I really enjoyed seeing the Vermeer paintings at the National Gallery and there was a beautiful portrait by Cezanne of his father reading the paper. Inspired me to do more portraits. It was also fun to the Hope campaign poster of Obama... it is a really beautiful piece of artwork when you see it in person. I had no idea it was a collage with layers of patterned paper and ink. I have always been intrigued by collage and printmaking and want to do more of it! We also went to the Botanic Gardens where I took a million photos! So, there was not a lack of inspiration on my trip! Now I just need to get back to work!