mississippi delta-lands painting on linen

gouache

linen covered board

5 x 7

had a palette with all these lovely colors that i didn't want to waste and this linen board had been sitting around for a while so i experimented! i do like the way the linen works with the gouache and the way the brush strokes remain "independent" on the surface

hwy 35 north

gouache

arches artboard

9 x 5

the weather outside was frightful... photo silly cat

photo

this is just a photo of my silly cat, Dammit Kitty, on Christmas day, which was cold and rainy. i found her this way several times throughout the day in her cozy bed on the porch

hand woven wearable art cotton & glass bead earrings

cotton

glass beads

both of these are sold.

hand woven cotton glass beads choker - wearable art!

cotton

glass beads

choker - sold

Handwoven earrings glas beads

 

cotton

glass beads

hand-woven earrings

Woven cotton glass beads necklace wearable art

cotton

glass beads

many many hours of weaving!

Handwoven earrings

 

cotton

glass beads

This pair is sold along with many others! If you have an interest in any of these wearable art pieces, please send me an email!

wearable art - earrings beads/fiber/woven

 

cotton

glass beads

Handwoven so each one is different!

Brittany Spaniel painting

 

golden opens

arches artboard

7 x 10

Another Christmas commission!!! I will ship this out today. This is an acrylic which paints very differently from watercolor and always takes me a minute to make the switch from one to the other. I do like the golden open brand and really like the arches artboard. I find the acrylics more forgiving than watercolors but the colors are harder for me to get what I want.

Jennifer's pup - watercolor

watercolor

7 x 10

arches 400 lb

This is a Christmas present! This pup was picked up when found wandering on the side of a highway and has grown into a fine boy of 80 lbs who is so loved by all!

cotton & glass jewelry - earrings - necklace

I am so enjoying making these! Just call or email me if you wish to purchase. Will get back to painting soon enough! These are all hand-woven with a lot of patience!

"....when no one's looking" donated to OLHS...

This painting sold for $1,200 at the Oxford Lafayette Humane Society's annual fundraiser "Paws for Art". I donated it 100%. YAY!

hand-woven cotton & glass earrings wearable art!

cotton & glass

hand-woven

wearable art

Look for my ETSY store and Facebook page (both coming soon) to purchase or send a comment or email! These are $35 + $3 shipping and are 10% off till Christmas! I plan to add sterling silver hooks and silk fiber to new designs that will be priced a little more. I create and design (as I go) these. All original from start to finish. No one is exactly alike!

sparkle of christmas

gouache

6 x 10

arches artboard

working with gouache and color. these pieces are varnished. with this one i added a gold that gives a holiday sparkle !

trees of color

6 x 20

gouache

arches artboard

these studies are allowing me to learn about using gouache. again, no drawing, no brushes... just gouache and a palette knife. these are varnished with a mat varnish which is consistent with the gouache paint.

colors of Christmas

6 x 10
gouache

arches artboard

this is gouache and palette knife. this stuff dries in a matter of a few seconds so there is absolutely no planning. i do love the color intensity of gouache especially against the white white of arches artboard. i am experimenting with gouache and plan to apply a coat of varnish tomorrow.

hwy 32 dogs tallahatchie county mississippi

11 x 22

watercolor

140lb fabraino

there is a festival in town this coming weekend around our court square. so i wanted to paint something very local. this scene is just off one of the local highways and i painted just the landscape first. i found it lacking and very boring so i just added a few dogs. unfortunately, it is not uncommon to see this type of hound dog moving around the highways.

where did they go?

19 x 22

watercolor

140 lb fabriano

this is a rather large painting. i do enjoy a larger format as it allows for more interesting water/color formations. this is Sam (my favorite) looking for the small herd he lives with around here. it is not unusual for them to leave him behind and i have to wonder if they know he's the favorite. my newest stray cat does give an idea of size (he's a very large cat - i've been calling him Cowboy). my son lives about a mile up the road (as they say) and he did adopt this cat from me but it found its way back here within a day. regarding large watercolors, i now know why most watercolor artists stick to small formats. i have learned to allow plenty paper to carry the water. this also makes framing easier in that there are a few inches that could trimmed and make it a standard size for ready-made frames.

watercolor horse

11 x 17

watercolor

140lb fabriano

this took me two tries. it seems that it is good to do a (involuntary) preliminary one to just let it go to mud (usually the result of too much water) then the second try stays free of mud. i have not figured out why this is but it does seem to work okay. i guess the trick is to not give up after the first one...

when no one's looking

11 x 15

watercolor

140lb fabriano

this is Izzy and Dammit Kitty (a well earned name). they really do like each other but if they think i'm looking then the dog chases the cat. I did this as a color study for a larger donation piece for the local humane society's annual art auction but ended up spending more time on it so may not paint it again. Izzy is actually from the humane society and Dammit Kitty was dropped off with her mother and a litter.

sweetheart rosebud II

 

watercolor

10 x 10

140lb fabriano

These were actually in my mom's garden. i totally underestimated how hard pink would be to paint... very little pigment and a lot of water.

sweetheart rosebud

watercolor

10 x 10

140lb fabriano

not easy to get the color of this rose! this is again the same rose as below, just a few days ago. after not painting for a while, it takes a few paintings to get the kinks out. the paper is actually 11 x 11 leaving plenty of room to frame in different shapes (square, rectangle).

sweetheart rose II

watercolor

6.5 x 8.5

140lb fabriano

same rose as below but obviously i know much more about watercolor than gouache. still working on backgrounds in watercolor...

sweetheart rose

gouache

6.5 x 8.5

arches artboard

taking back everything nice i said about gouache! I struggled with this flower. it had lots of leaves but i just left them out. maybe its not the gouache but just that i haven't picked up a paintbrush in a while or maybe its because its not a dog or horse.

Little Lilah

10 x 14

gouache

140lb fabriano

another watercolor re-work. was never happy with the colors of the transparent watercolors on this one. not a fan of pink either so there's just no explaining the painting process!

my little friend

10 x 14

gouache

400 lb arches

This was actually a watercolor gone wrong. i had it sitting around for scrap because this paper is so expensive and i decided to quickly paint gouache over it. i am unsure of all the blue that seems to inevitably show up in my work because it is not one of my favorite colors. anyway, this is actually an 11 x 15 but the edge was taped so it is not painted. i do find gouache easier to work with than watercolors. if you look hard you will see Maggie's little friend!