Flower Study II

"Flower Study II"
Oil on Panel
$35 Unframed
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This is another quick little flower study that I did. I am almost finished with this huge painting of the container yard. It is coming along quite nicely, but it is such the challenge. I'm also working on the series from my California roadtrip, I have a couple done, I'm just waiting for them to dry!

Flower Study I

"Flower Study I"
4x4 Oil on Panel
$35 unframed
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This little plumeria was a lovely break from all the shophouses and landscapes I had been doing. It was so interesting to focus entirely on different shapes and volume from what I am used to. I never realized how tough flowers can be compositionally - and that is before you ever try to paint them! Whoa. I especially love this flower because it reminds me of Hawai'i and the girls with flowers in their hair.

I'll be taking some time this week to get the business side of my art in order. The majority of the house is unpacked, which is nice, but I need to attend to some projects with my art that I've been putting off. If only we could just paint without worrying about the details! But one of the projects I'm working on you will notice today in the email. I'm updating the daily email newsletter and also starting on a quarterly one for more major updates. Things are moving and shaking this summer!

Hello Down There

Hey y'all!  I have two more paintings I just completed, but I haven't had a moment to edit them.  With our two friends in town, I have decided at the last moment to go with them (despite it being the first week of classes) to Cambodia and Vietnam for the rest of the week.  I'll be back on Friday, so I'll check in next weekend.  Hope your Labor Day was fun!

Hellow Down There

I bought some Gerberas from the store yesterday.  They are just such happy flowers.  I set this guy up behind the oranges, but he seemed to want to join in on the fun.  Of the other four flowers I bought, I had four sitting in the kitchen most of the day.  But I guess since there isn't any air-con in there, by the end of the day, they were totally sad and forlorn.  As a last resort I added some water and put them on my dining room table, which sits right under an air-con unit.  Within a couple of hours, they had perked right back up again.  Amazing.

On a side note, we're leaving for Sibu this weekend with our friends from Tulane.  I'll be back and posting on Wednesday!