a chair and a lamp

a couple of watercolor sketches

a chair

and

a lamp

happy friday

:)

another remix!!!

something's gotten into me lately

because

i decided to redo 

another painting

she needed a little jazzin' up

introducing the new

afternoon reading's big sister

detail

detail

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around this time last year, 

i started this one

here's what she looked like before

 i feel like she just got a make-over

ahhhh,

i feel better,

don't you?

go here for details and pricing

diamond dust, sequins, rhinestones and mica

i went to expo chicago on friday

now

i'm really into

all things that

sparkle

mickalene thomas

rhinestones, acrylic and enamel on wood

judy ledgerwood

acrylic, pearl mica and oil on canvas

daniel gonzalez

hand sewn sequins on canvas, earrings

andy warhol

synethetic polymer paint, silkscreen ink 

and diamond dust on canvas

 damien hirst

silkscreen print with glazes 

and diamond dust on paper

damien hirst, detail

more photos from

expo chicago

to come

!!!

i heart watercolor

my palette

i'm gearing up to do a series of smaller watercolors

i'm feeling the need 

to 

experiment 

and 

play!

in other news,

did you know i've been using this glass

for 15 years?!

 it holds my clean water
(the inside is kinda cleaner than the outside...)

i remember grabbing it from my parent's 

kitchen while at home visiting from college

thanks, mom and dad

:)

orange

wellllll

i thought 

this one needed 

a little more

pop

i added orange

see?

 detail

detail

the finished painting:

wallpaper #1

:)

summerscape rework

soooo

i decided this one needed 

a little redo

see? 

she has a new blue background

detail

detail

detail

this is what she looked like before

with a white background

click here to see more

: )

wallpaper #1

she's finished!

introducing

wallpaper #1

96 x 48 inches

detail

detail

detail

my biggest painting yet!

as always,

head over to my web site

for details

:)

still workin' away

on the big one

and,

i'm having fun

hope to finish soon

stay tuned

:)

happy weekend!

do i keep going or start over?

i admit it

i'm overthinking this one

and

i'm starting to drive myself 

crazy

this is what it looks like now

this is how it started

 detail of pencil sketch

starting to paint

after having an emergency 

phone call with my dear karen

i have decided not to gesso over it

i will finish it!

as i paint, 

i will repeat:

just keep going

just keep going

just keep going

timorous beasties

i was at the art institute

the other day

strolling for inspiration

just as i was leaving

this

is what i saw

wow, 

right?

here she is up close

check out this one

via

guess who's using this as 

inspiration for my next big one??