"Wetlands II"

This is a painting I did  a few days ago..

I painted the original "Wetlands" a couple of years ago in oil,and I just finished this  in pastel. Wanted to revisit  this in a different medium..It's pastel on homemade surface-foamboard gessoed then I applied acrylic pastel ground. Saw this formula on Karen Margulis' blog. That's what inspired me to revisit this painting-Karen suggests revisiting older paintings with fresh eyes and a different medium.
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Art Resources and Art Letters from Robert Genn - The Painter's Keys

Art Resources and Art Letters from Robert Genn - The Painter's Keys

On The Road Contest Winner-"Mel's New York City"

I'm so thankful I received 1st place in the painting category for the Aaron Bros On The Road Art Competition!

Butterfly on Yellow Dandelion

Ok..keep redoing t and fussing with this one......wanted it to look simple and delicate..hopefully this is the final..

Butterfly on Yellow Dandelion

Hee's a  redoof the butterfly-Wanted to make it lighter and airier.

"Lily"

11" x 14" pastel on colored Canson pastel paper. Lily a Bloodhound mix comes by Sherman Oaks newsstand with her human sometimes.My boyfriend took her picture for me(with her owner's permission of course),and here she is!

Butterfly on Dandelion

 6" x 8" oil on canvas panel  butterfly on a yellow dandelion.This was originally on a blue back round with a bowl and a lemon. It got to be too much,so I scraped off everything except the butterfly and simplified the back round -making it a little fuzzy so the focal point would be more on the butterfly.

"Buddies" Finn and Aidan The Irish Wolfhounds

 Check out the whole story on Facebook..on how I came to do a pastel drawing of Aidan and Finn the Irish Wolfhounds .

"Carney's"

 My Mom and I go here sometimes-it's the Carney's in Studio City.It's a hot dog/burger place inside a real train..very cool! This is pastel in Art Spectrum Colourfix sanded paper. 9" x 7"

"If I Could Turn Back Time"

 11" x 14" oil on canvas.I promised a friend of mine a painting of Cher years ago..well..20 years later-this is for him..

My Little Red Wagon

6" x 9"  Pastel on Artspectrum Colourfix sanded paper

Maddie

Another artist Molly Brose in the Artist's magazine wrote about using Yupo paper with watercolor,so I tried it..it is quite fun once you get used to it..you can literally wipe off paint and it doesn't buckle! How great is that?..But..still ..you wipe paint off...sometimes it does't stay...so you have to play with it...I added a glaze and black china markers..so this is "Maddie" a friend's doggie..watercolor ,china marker on Yupo paper.

Study of Sculpture from Getty

Just completed this small study in Sepia watercolor on Fabriano watercolor paper.On our last visit to the Getty I took some photos..(the ones I was allowed of course.).of some beautiful sculptures that now I wish I had written down the names.Working on my quick tonal sketches..

"Gimme a Shot"

Finally finished  this 5" x 7" oil on canvas panel..I'm working on a series like this..whiskey in shot glasses,mini bottles of liquor...this is a little "Gentleman Jack" from my boyfriend's favorite whiskey.."Gimme a Shot".Need to do more of these  "one a day" ones..just took a while to get the right photo. Donated to Private Collection.

"Maddie" work in progress

After reading how artists  George James and Jeannie McGuire are creating beautiful watercolors (some mixed with  other mediums too)  on Yupo paper , I knew I had to go out and buy some! This is watercolor,china marker and pencil on Yupo paper..in progress."Maddie".The paper is super smooth,you can literally wash off color and start over...so much fun ..and takes some work too...

"Calla Lillies and Tulips"

A commission I just delivered...I saw an article in one of the artist's magazines on oil painting paper by Arches,so I went out and bought it-it's great! This is  a 22" x 30" oil on oil painting paper..Calla Lillies and Tulips.I took  an idea from one of Richard Schmid's paintings for the bluish back round from one of his floral paintings.

"Bailey's"

This is  a 5" x 7" oil on canvas panel..I collect the miniature liquor bottles after they've been enjoyed by my boyfriend and me...Donated to Private Collection.

portrait drawings

Updated picture of Western Costume

Made some revisions to the sky and a weathered look to the letters...

"Cupcake"

6" x 8" oil on masonite..our wonderful  neighbors made cupcakes one night and brought us some..so yummy! They looked so pretty I had to paint one of them.

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Los Angeles River

This is pastel on sanded Art Spectrum colorfix pastel paper.The LA river runs through Sherman Oaks,and I've  been noticing  how pretty parts of it are at certain times of the day when the light is just right. This was after it had rained a  little ..a little bit of sun going down behind the trees in the far distance..11.5 x 14.5

Western Costume Mural

I just finished this mural yesterday,and Dan helped me with the" grunt work" as he likes to call it(prep).It's 15 ft x 7 ft. on the wall in the entry way of the Western Costume company. It took 3 full days to complete.

Beginnings of "Jack Russell"

pastel on colored  art spectrum colorfix sanded pastel paper..the start of "Jack Russell" 

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portrait paintings

Megan

Graphitint autumn brown pencil on colored Canson paper

I have  a page in this upcoming book with a watercolor of  a commission I did entitled "Luke".The proceeds go to an animal shelter in Nova Scotia.

Donut on Napkin

9" x 12" oil on masonite

Wetlands

 oil on canvas panel, 8" x 10" I completed this a couple of years ago  and  realized I hadn't posted it before..so here it is...