Sunday, February 27, 2011

Sunny Whimsy

The only thing to do after the Moonlit Whimsy is naturally the polar opposite. I've taken the darker piece and made a little bit of a happier version (although my personal favorite is still the original). I really like how happy this piece makes me feel though, it definitely has it's own appeal. I have a few other ideas for this style of painting I plan on doing after this......most likely something water related. I have visions of surf and sun in my mind. Maybe some wishful thinking to get the summer started?

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

And now for a little Whimsy

Today I scaled it down significantly from my last project! I'm not too sure what brought this image to mind but it fell into place rapidly. Started early this morning and finished shortly after the kids were put to bed tonight, definitely probably a piece has been finished quite so quickly....well at least at this size. The final piece is 8 x 10 inches and painted with Acrylic. I've titled it Moonlit Whimsy. Something about it makes me smile despite the grayed out colours.....this is definitely one of my favorites. I'm still rather undecided about what I'll do with this piece however felt it would be a great place to start by displaying it here......

Monday, February 21, 2011

The Sunset......Completed and displayed

Well it's done. Completely done and came together a LOT faster than I had originally anticipated. Some pieces are like that for me and click together incredibly fast. I love how sometimes simple works better than my more detailed pieces. As always I'm very undecided how I feel about this piece but I am happy with it as is. There's a few things I would have done differently but as is it works and there's no plans to do any further changes.

With no further delay here are some pictures of the completed piece where it's now on display.......in my living room!


Saturday, February 19, 2011

C'est Fini!......Well almost!

Wow, what a rush....today I got on a roll and I'm almost there! The canvas is painted and signed, all that is left is the edges of the canvas to be prettied up and then drying time of course. Three hours of constant painting.....a very rare thing for me for which I have to thank my wonderful husband who left me home by myself for some quality creating time! Once the edging is done and the paint is completely set I will do the final update on the piece (still un-named).

Friday, February 18, 2011

As the paint dries....aka A Rather Large Work In Progress.......

Well there's been a rather large amount of progress on the piece in the last few days. I had meant to wait until this weekend but seeing as how half the fun is getting the larger pieces mucked in I couldn't resist! Finer detail still has yet to be done but I'm enjoying this phase. Hopefully I'll get the lower half finished this weekend and start on the middle. Stay tuned for further updates and thank you for following!

Sunday, February 13, 2011

A rather large work in progress......

Today I have decided to start what is definitely my largest piece on canvas yet. I've been intending on creating a new piece for my living room since the idea was given once we had painted the room at the end of the summer last year. I'll be blogging regarding the progress the entire way and hopefully at the end I'll have a piece I'll actually want to hang up. Any one who knows me knows that I'm incredibly hard on myself and while I have sold a few pieces......I still have a hard time displaying it where others will see it in my own home. completely irrational I'm sure, but an artist is ultimately their own harshest critic.

That aside, today not much progress has been made apart from deciding the actual design of the piece and blocking it in on the canvas itself. The total size is 24 x 28 inches and as of yet won't be framed however the edging will be painted a darker chocolate brown to match the accents in the room in which it will be hung. I'm looking forward to what this will turn into and I'm very hopeful it won't be overly difficult. My aim is to keep it simple so as not too stick out too much in a room that's already pretty bold.