My Favorite Kind of Day 2014-03-21 07:22

This was one of my favorite days... just paint and paint and tell everyone I'm working. WAIT, I really am working! How lucky can I be? Past 5, time to add a glass of wine.

Happiness is Starting a new Painting 2014-03-18 16:28

Happiness is starting a new painting. In my minds eye it's perfect! "It will be my best painting yet. I'm so excited!" I can't wait. then I sit down and start to work... "Ghee, I don't know what to do, where to start." I calm myself. " Just look at the lights and darks- one color at a time... and don't mess it up." Still, the possibilities!

Help! My Studio Has Gone to The Dogs! 2014-03-18 10:49

It's been great receiving such a variety of photos. I've been enjoying the black dogs. It's been fun adding color under the black chalk to give texture and light differences to their coats. Sonic started purple whereas Roman has a lot of blue in his dark tones. Different things have interested me in the backgrounds too. I loved the deep greens in the grass that Franklin was sitting on. Roman is in a room with rust colored walls. ( I have some walls the same color in my house.)The rust color compliments his dark fur really well. He's interesting because he seems to be feeling the same thing as many of us as he looks out the window, ' Oh when will it ever warm up outside enough for me to run around in the sun?"  Keep on hoping Franklin, it's bound to warm up some day.