March 28, 2008

Quite a bit has happened over the past couple of months. I apologize for not posting here sooner.

Let's see, the first thing is that I am now able to offer greeting cards through GreetingCardUniverse.com. I am very excited about this opportunity to have others know about my art through greeting cards.  You can read more about the cards here.

I have been interviewed by Elizabeth Edwards for 1stAngel & Friends, Interview with the Artists. The interview should be up in the next few days, I think possibly as early as Saturday. I am now getting a little exposure in the UK!

I did finish the preliminary sketch of “Joy” and this weekend will be working on adding texture to the canvas with a modeling paste and gesso combination. (I'm really into textured canvases for this series.) This usually takes a couple of coats of the modeling paste-gesso mixture, then several coats of gesso on top of that. Once everything is dry (usually 24-48 hours), I then will start with tinting the canvas and transferring the sketch to the canvas through a grid system. Once that is done, it is painting time! I am hoping the painting will be done by the end of April. I can’t wait to show you the finished piece!

In my e-zine I introduced everyone to Johannes Wessmark. His photorealism is amazing. He is a self-taught painter, working mainly in watercolor and pencil. Color pencil is his favorite medium. You may want to check out more of his work here.

You can become a Friend of the Studio by completing the form on the right. There are some benefits to being a Friend of the Studio, such as special discounts on prints.

Okay, off to create!

February 1, 2008

Well, I had a tough end of 2007 and beginning of 2008 with my car engine blowing up, a back tooth breaking in half, losing a client in my other business, all while having to deal with my father becoming critically ill and having to make the final decision of taking him off life support.  It is a hard thing standing by a parent's bedside, holding the hand as he or she passes on.  I had to do the same thing for my mother in 2003.

Now, I am coming out on the other side and ready to get back into the swing of things. Ready to put my energy and emotions back into my art.

I have finally put the finishing touches on this website, though not perfect (I'm a bit of a perfectionist), it is time to move on to creatively expressing myself.  (Okay, I am going to do my taxes first, then get back to creatively expressing myself.)

The drawing pad is out and ready for sketching my next painting for my Emotions Series.  This one will be called "Joy."  I definitely need to work on something that is uplifting.

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