Glee

This is such a happy painting showing my glee (through this doggie) about finishing #75 for my upcoming show featuring 100 Faces with Character in August.  I will keep you posted closer to the date!

Top to bottom - l to r - Oscar, Bobby, Tug, Harley, Billy, Annie, Muddy Waters, Julia & Nuts

Above is a sampling of nine 6 x 6 inch paintings that I have done for this show. I am having so much fun painting these small paintings that I can't wait to get started each day!!!

Junie

#68 - Junie

David, my older brother's birthday would of been today - Flag Day.  So while thinking about my precious moments growing up with him, I painted the above painting of his granddaughter - June blowing out her birthday candle several years ago.  He would of had a blast with Junie Maroony!

Road Trip

"Road Trip"

Over Memorial Day weekend my husband and I took a little road trip through the back roads to the sleepy little town of Crockett.  There was an abstract figurative show at the Epperson Gallery that I had been wanting to see. While the show was amazing, just around the corner there was a little bonus for me.  Luckily I had brought my camera and caught this vintage Airstream & ancient truck parked a few blocks away!

I loved painting all of the reflective surfaces on both vehicles. The painting just flew out of my brushes. It's so much fun when that happens!

#66 - Mika and Max

I also recently finished painting #66 in my series of 100 Faces - my two Westie's - Mika and Max.

#65 But Who's Counting?

#65 - Comeonmomandplaywithme

Can't you just feel the joy in this little guy's face while trying to get his mama to play with him?

Lil' Harley

#64 - Harley

This is a painting of my nephew Sean holding his nephew Harley.....don't you just love those rubber band wrists?

PS - This one is for you Mom!

New Numbers

#60 - American Kestrel

I darkened the background on the American Kestrel painting and he seems more at home.  I also discovered that I missed a few paintings in my "counting" to one hundred, so I have 30 paintings that I did for "30 paintings in 30 days" and I now have 33 paintings as of Sunday that I have been working one little by little!

So only 37 left to go to get to my goal of one hundred!!!

#62 - Laguiole Belle

The sweet cow in the above painting was from a photo I took in the countryside in France.  My husband and I were looking for the tiny town of Laguiole which is famous for their knives which have a hallmark bee design on the handle.

#63  - Mama and baby swan - in need of a name!

I have also been trying to design a hanging system for the 100 little paintings.  I am planning on separating them into groups of 25 so that I have options when hanging them in a gallery.  I will be able to hang them in a large square of 10 by 10 panels or in a long line of 20 by 5 panels high or even randomly sprinkled around in groups of 25.

Three Faces

#57 - Julia

 The woman in the painting above is a beautiful woman who spends a lot of time in Yosemite weaving baskets.  Now she isn't just your everyday basket weaver, she is a National Treasure!  Julia Parker is a Coast Miwok-Kashaya Pomo basket weaver and has baskets at the Smithsonian and one of her patrons happens to be Queen Elizabeth II.  The reference photo for this painting was taken while I attempted weaving a basket in one of Julia's workshops in Yosemite!

#58 - American Kestrel

 I love this little bright eyed hawk!  I am thinking of darkening the background so he pops a little more. I had one just like this guy hanging out on the pergola outside my office window watching for a song bird to come along to eat at one of my feeders.

#59 - Jeanette

I still have so much to learn when painting. Once again, my darks in my face are not quite dark enough..... I won't redo this painting but will try to learn from it!  This is so me though, a camera is always in my hands or nearby in my purse.  I never know when the perfect shot might show up!