Thursday, February 11, 2021

Post 69: I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat 10x10 Acrylic

Painting Name: I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat

Also known as Tiger Face. As opposed to "Poker Face". I keep getting songs stuck in my head...

SKU: 02Y21AC
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 10 x10 Stretched Canvas
Framed?: Yes, a simple antique gold floating frame
Edition Year: 2021
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About this Painting…
I come from a family that has always had cats, sometimes more than one at once. Yet somehow, I have not ever painted any of them. Weird, I think. And wouldn't you know, my first venture into the feline world of painting is that of a big cat; a tiger precisely. Well, all of our house cats thought they were this ferocious at some point.




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Monday, February 8, 2021

Post 68: A Painting in Progress: Tiger Face

A Painting In Progress: Tiger Face

I'm stuck on the overused, outdated, song title "Eye of the Tiger" - it's stuck in my head.

SKU: 02Y21AC
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 10x10 Stretched Canvas
Edition Year: 2021
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Painting in Progress Images…
What would you name this Painting? Leave your comments!

There has to be a better name than "Tiger Face". 


Here Kitty, Kitty...progress so far 10 am Feb 9, 2021



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Post 67: Owl Face 8x10 Acrylic

Painting Name: Owl Face

I can't help myself, I think "owl", I think "who". I think "who", I think "who's on first?" - the skit by Abbott and Costello

SKU: 02X21ACG
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 8x10 Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas
Price: SOLD
Framed?: No
Edition Year: 2021
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About this Painting…

This is the second owl painting I have done and I like painting them. Maybe its the big eyes.


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Friday, February 5, 2021

Post 66: A Painting In Progress: Owl Face

A Painting in Progress: Owl Face

He looks a bit spooky at the moment...zombie owl would not be an appropriate name when he's done.

SKU: 02X21ACG
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 8x10 Stretched Canvas
Price: $Pending
Edition Year: 2021
Commissioned? No

Painting in Progress Images…
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A bit of a pause in painting the last few days - I've been helping a friend move. I LOVED the house they had in Clifton, but it was sold on the first day it was on the market! I suppose someone else will now love that house.

Anyway, in a pause from packing, we took a break at my most favorite restaurant that I have found in Northern Virginia thus far - Trattoria Villagio in Clifton, Virginia. EVERYTHING about them is first class in my book! And we ate outside on February 4, 2021 - repeat, FEB 4 eat outside? Yes. Between the fireplace and those outdoor heaters, we were happy campers.



Covid Igloos and wall built around tables for private dining outdoors on their patio. We had the shrimp appetizer and split a steak panini, glass of red - I could eat there every day. Note: ice on the surfaces...


Painting in Progress: pupils help to not look like a dead owl.




Bigger pupils, that's what he needed, and don't say "who". Its all about layer building. I envy those painters that can swipe, swipe, swipe and they are done. That isn't how I can paint.

2/7/2021 8:45 AM Snowy day; its coming down at a good clip here on this Super Bowl Sunday.


10:30 AM Subtle but needed changes...

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Post 65: Orchid in a Terracotta Pot 11x14 Acrylic Painting on Canvas

Painting Name: Orchid in a Terracotta Pot

Backgrounds will be an ongoing study for me in future paintings for still life. 

SKU: 02W21ACG
Medium:  Acrylic
Size:  11x14 Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas
Framed?: No
Edition Year: 2021
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About this Painting…

This is a Gallery Wrap stretched canvas turned vertically so the 14 inch side is up and the 11 side is horizontal. The orchids are white, pale green, tinges of peach, and pale blues and a bit of soft orange. The leaves are a deep green. The background is beige, blue, brown and white.







I have to confess, I have never grown orchids, have you? They always seemed so intimidating to my somewhat green thumb (oh, it was a paint smudge, sorry). But I did learn a few things and this link certainly breaks through the rumors and myths so if I can find the right placement for one, maybe I will try to grow one.

In the meantime, I may keep this one hanging up for awhile.

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Post 64: A Painting in Progress: Orchids

A Painting in progress Name: Orchids... 

I haven't grown them (yet), have you?

SKU: 02W21ACG
Medium:  Acrylic
Size:  11x14 Stretched Canvas
Edition Year: 2021
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Painting in Progress Images…




It's not finished yet, but ever closer...

See the finished painting at:

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Saturday, January 30, 2021

Post 63: Saltwater Aquarium 16x20 Acrylic Framed Stretched Canvas

Painting Name: Saltwater Aquarium

This was a fun painting to do - and pairing the right fish together took some research!

SKU: 01V21AC
Medium:  Acrylic
Size: 16x20 Stretched Canvas
Framed?: Yes, Framed in a simple black floating frame
Edition Year: 2021
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About this Painting…

I always liked aquariums and have had a few of them going over the years but never a saltwater tank. Therefore, I painted one. It is a 16x20 acrylic painted stretched canvas with some of those brightly colored favorite saltwater fish we all love - including, you guessed it, we found Nemo.


Easy care fish aquarium! No fish food required.





Update: Friday, May 7, 2021

This painting was juried and selected to appear at Sunshine Ridge Farm Winery at 
15850 Sunshine Ridge Lane, Gainesville, VA 20155 from about May 25 to June 29, 2021. Gratefully, 4 out of 5 of my pieces entered were chosen for display!

Update: September 22, 2021

This painting was entered into a juried event called "Best of the Region 4" - wish me luck! Creative Brush is once again hosting the Best of the Region 4, which is sponsored by p-ART-ners and the Manassas Art Guild

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