The Sea – Mixed Media – 8 X II inches
I’ve been working on quite a few projects lately, and this painting is one of them. At this point, it’s still a work in progress.
The preliminary sketch of the mermaid has been floating around in my studio for some time. Every time I came across it [...]
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Over the last few days, I haven been working on this painting. I still have quite a bit left to do on this one, including adding gold leaf and finishing the hair.
Meanwhile, waiting in the wings is the next project that I will be working on “Sekmet”.
Egyptian Series in progress # 2 – Acrylic/Mixed Media [...]
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I have spent the last couple of days creating some new pieces of jewelry for my new PayPal Store. Needless to say my jewelry muse is in the house and hard at work. lol
Today, I’m working on the “unique one of a kind pendulums that I make, and some new meditation beads & rosaries. Go [...]
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After many days of very hot weather it finally cooled down today and that makes me a happy camper.
I’ve been playing around with this piece for a couple of days. The inspiration for it came partly from watching crows in our yard and partly from a dream I had about a crow reading aloud from [...]
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I wanted to be productive today and paint something so I created the abstract painting below. I am still working on this one.
I need to work some more on the angels and the background. I am thinking of adding some touches of ink and metallic paint to spice it up a bit.
This afternoon, I prepped [...]
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I am still working on the Lady of the Forest painting. Below is a photo of my progress so far. It’s been a slow go, but only because there has been so many other things needing my attention. “C’est la vie”
I am looking forward to this weekend because we don’t have anything important planned and [...]
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“And here the sunflower of the spring
Burns bright in morning’s beam.”
- Ebenezer Elliott (”The Corn Law Rhymer”)
Sunflower – Mixed Media – 8 x 10 inches
It rained all day and very hard at times. At one point the rain came down so hard our dog started barking.
I managed to get some painting done in the afternoon [...]
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There are many myths about stones and one of my favorites comes from the Seneca Indian Tribe. It’s about the origin of stories.
A few years ago, our neighbors created a dry stream bed that mimics a natural watercourse and I have often admired these stones on my daily walk.
I love the colors and texture of [...]
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Back in my studio . . . Making more Spirit Pouches . . . Very busy but having fun!!
Spirit Pouch # 1 – Work in progress
Spirit Pouch # 2 – Work in progress
“If you love what you do, you will never work another day in your life.” -Confucius
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I spent the afternoon playing around in the studio making a couple of spirit pouches. I make these with watercolor paper, acrylic paint and ink.
When I have finished painting I place feathers, white sage, natural fibers, crystals, etc… into the pouch area. I then add turquoise beads and other natural gemstones to finish the piece.
Below [...]
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