two-piece pattern

yippie,

i finished the diptych 

on watercolor paper

:)

she's 44 x 44 inches

as always,

head on over to my web site

for more info

 detail 

(see? i used my new favorite thing, paint pens)

  detail

 detail

update on the big one:

i'm working on some 

more sketches 

like this one

stay tuned :)

bill cunningham

have you seen this?

you must

happy friday :)

diptych update

finished the sketches

for the next 

big one

i like

 a lot

but

i don't

l.o.v.e

ya know?

thinking about either

1. going for it and painting the patterns 

(with a some changes)

or

2. sketching a flower idea i have

in the meantime,

i'm preparing the canvases

and,

this is what was happening

on the other side of the studio

this morning

in the middle of

diptych watercolor sketches

i mentioned that 

i'm working on a big one

2 48 x 48 inchers

well,

here are some initial 

sketches

2 22 x 22 inch 

watercolors on paper

 mirrored pattern

 detail

further along

inspiration page from

my image journal

love

tory burch

rebecca conway photography

a few weeks ago

i had the opportunity to

have our home and family

photographed by

rebecca conway

i'm so happy to share

with you a few of my favorites!

happy weekend :)

find more of her work here!

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artist in focus 

today on

Ugallery.com

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getting ready to

start watercolor sketches on paper

for the next big one

thinking about  

attempting

a 

diptych

2 

48 x 48 inchers

yes,

that means the painting would be

96 x 48 inches

move over sofa, 

this painting's gonna be bigger than you

:)

change up

this morning

i walked into my studio and saw

circles, diamonds and paisley

on the easel

something wasn't quite right

too much green

so....

i added a bit of white and blue to the center flowers

see?

now, it's complete

u like?

Circles, Diamonds and Paisley

introducing

my latest

love

circles, diamonds and paisley

she's 24 x 24 inches

circles detail

diamonds detail

and there's the paisley

here's how she evolved

graphite sketch

blues

greens

and

pinks

gold and silver paint pens

and

yellows

changed my mind about the 2 center flowers

yep, they needed to be greenish

click on over here to see the details!!!!

:)

happy weekend

best of the web

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on my easel and living says goodbye

ahhhh, 

it feels so good to be back in the studio today

this is what's happening

here she is further along...

and, 

living left the studio this weekend

it was bittersweet to see this one go

for many reasons!

however, 

now 

i have the urge to paint a big one again

and

i'm thinking about going 

really

really

super

  big