All of these paintings were done or started in the Stephen Quiller workshop the second week of my stay at Springmaid Watermedia at Myrtle Beach.  Its been fun finishing up since I returned to Green Turtle.  Still processing all I had thrown at me in a short time and also getting ready for the Christmas Holidays.  Still have the paintings I started in the Mary Wilbanks workshop to finish up and hope to post right after New Years.                                  MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL 

 

 

 

 

 

Springmaid I

 

                                                           WHIRLING DIRVISH

                                                            22" x 15" Acrylic on paper  

Just returned from 3 weeks at Springmaid watermedia workshops.  These paintings are ones I did the first week with Carol Barnes, an artist from Boulder Colorado.  Had so much fun and worked so hard and came home exhausted.  Had to pack for the trip while Hurricane Sandy was going over Green Turtle and forgot my jacket so was a little cold but didn't let it stop me.

    MASQUERADE

    22" X 15" acrylic on paper

 

   TUMBLING FRAGMENTS
   22" x 15"

    RIO GRAND CANYON
    22" X 15"

Pages from my sketchbook......

Its been so warm this summer that I have mostly just sat and sketched in my sketchbook so thought I would share a few with you just to show I haven't been sitting and twiddleing my thumbs!  My sketchbook is where I play with new painting ideas and it doesn't matter if they work or not.  They are just for me.  If I like them I keep them.....if not I just paint over and don't feel I have lost anything!

                                                                 11 X 15 Acrylic
                                                               White Sound Palm


This is an acrylic painting I was experimenting with before I go to Springmaid Art workshop with Stephen Quiller in November.  Have been reading his book and trying some of his tecniques.  Always
fun to try something new and am really looking forward to the workshop.

Models

These are two collage paintings using sketches done in a live model class.  

 These are some pages from my sketchbook.  Lots of fun to work on them knowing they are not for sale and doing them just to make me happy!

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 These are all 3" x 3" mixed media abstracts that I will mount on larger boards.  I have been working on a great number of them to take back to Houston in the Fall.  Lots of fun working in a small format and toooooo warm and humid to do much outside.

Plein Air 1

Here are 4 paintings that are 6"by 6" watercolors done on a recent trip to Taos, Santa Fe, New Mexico and Durango, Colorado.  Had a great trip with my daughter.  This is one of the few times I have been able to do plein air painting and think I could really enjoy more of it.  Am now back on Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas and having lots of rain so working on some small pieces that I will take back to Houston. 

4 X 4's

 Two very small paintings that are each  4" X 4" on canvas boards which will be mounted on wooden cradles  when I get them to Houston.  I'm working on some larger canvas paintings similar to the last posting that will be hung on tapestry holders.  Summer coming so lots of friends leaving the island and will have lots of painting time.



Two acrylic paintings I have done on canvas which will be 32" x 25" when mounted on strechers.  First paintings I have done since I returned from a whirlwind trip to Houston. 

MARCH PAINTINGS

THESE 3 PAINTINGS ARE ACRYLIC COLLAGES DONE ON 8 X 8 CANVAS BOARDS.  I HAVE A FEW MORE I WILL POST LATER THIS WEEK AS I GET THEM READY FOR MY SPRING TRIP TO HOUSTON.  WINDS HAVE BEEN WILD HERE ON GREEN TURTLE CAY SO HAVE SPENT LOTS OF TIME INDOORS PAINTING!

EXPERIMENTAL SERIES

HERE ARE TWO PAINTINGS THAT I WAS EXPERIMENTING ON WITH A HEAT EFFECTED PAPER.  I ALSO USED METALIC PAINT WHICH IS VERY HARD TO PHOTOGRAPH.  LOTS OF FUN TO DO AND WILL TRY A FEW MORE SOON! 



WINE TIME

 These are 8" x 8" acrylic and collage paintings to be mounted on a 12" x 12" wood gallery frame.  Lots of fun collecting the wine labels!