Saturday, July 28, 2012

Abbott


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This is a portrait of one of my family's cats, Abbott. His brother is (you guessed it) Costello. Abbott is the less dominant of the two and slightly smaller, yet he embodies the stereotypical "younger sibling" attitude. He's ALWAYS the one to start wrestling matches with his brother, yet as soon as Costello fights back in the slightest, Abbott starts yelling and meowing like it's the end of the world. I wanted to capture his bright, alertness in this painting as well as his playful demeanor.

Monday, July 23, 2012

Blue Cows

Blue Cows 8"x10"


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I'm really interested in shapes! Especially the shapes cows make when they clump together. I had done a series of larger paintings with this similar theme: blue cows forming a larger ambiguous shape while handling the rest of the landscape in a whimsical, abstracted way. So I wanted to revisit that idea- it's fun!

Friday, July 20, 2012

Summer Squash


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I wanted to work with texture in this one, emphasizing my brushstrokes and paint thickness. And I do love the shapes of squashes that you can get from the farmers market. They can be so 'original'.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Redrock at Sunset


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I just finished this one today. I went to Arizona this past March and the redrock near Sedona were simply BEAUTIFUL. Super inspirational! I did a large painting using one of my reference photos but have recently wanted to revisit them.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Onions

Hello everyone! Today marks the start of my daily painting and art challenge. I have been painting for 8 years and creating art every since I can remember. Despite art's integration in my life, I always seem to find myself asking the same question. Why don't I create more? I find constant inspiration in just looking at the world around me and have a million and one ideas that rarely make it to fruition. Why not? Well, today marks the day when I will no longer ask myself that question.

For Sale $60 Onions 8"x 10" Framed (Black) 

With this first painting, I was trying to achieve a slightly softer style than what I'm used to doing. However, I wanted to keep the background pattern behind the onions, simple and geometric while using the bright cadmium red for some pop!