after the rains...........

Title of the 12 x 36 inch painting finished this morning.

I like this one also.....simple clean, and warm.
While painting this...it made me think of the rain season..and the bounty of grasses for the Zebras, Gnus..and other ruminants that wonder the African steps.


Onother painting for tomorrow.
Another 12 x 36 inch canvas.
This time a Giraffe eating an acacia tree...
Same frame of mind....bounty after the dry season....... :)
Have a good week !

3 zebras........a smaller canvas

I will be starting a 10 x 30 inch..or 12 x 36 inch painting......
A bit smaller than the 9 Zebras. ( about 1/3 rd the size )
I don't know if I will stick to the colors I sketched out..or give it more of a sunset feel.
I will see how things goes.
I will try to do 2 paintings this week...as they will be smaller., and the airbrushing is going very well. :)
My only limit...is the paint colors I have left.
I used up most of them..and at $15 a bottle...I do not have the money right now.
Even If I mix them up...I am very limited.
So...Zebras will be on canvas for a while .

I also when back to Wet Canvas.....a web site & forum for artists.
I have been a member since 2002..and in the last 2 years I sort of forgot about it.
I also have the impression of my non-artists friends are sort of fed up of my constant art subject.
So this is a good place to talk art...share....and the bonus.is to see other artists work....and leave my friends alone....with all my ''art ''talk.
:)

9 zebras at sunset....finished !

Well this was fun....and full of confusing details !

24 x 48 inches.
The first photo is the under painting.......the first step.

And finished !
I love...love the colors ..............look at all those juicy bits of color!" I think color is powerful when applied like that.
It's not all black & white.......but dashes of subtle colors...make the whites and black pop out even more.

I think I will be doing one or two more zebras.....and play around with the colors like this :)
Too bad the colors do not show up as in the real painting...it is stunning...

Enjoy.......

black & white 2

Today I am giving the final touches to the ''Guardian ''

I am starting a 24 x 48 inch painting tomorrow.
Zebras again...:)
I am getting low on paints...and have an overstock....of black & white paints.
These Zebras will be not only black & white...but covered in sunset reflections.

I am still waiting for the final sale of my last Zebra painting.
....come to think of it...it has no title ?

Along for the ride ?
Hitching a ride ?
hmmmmm.......



I also sketched out the'' remarque'' 1 month ago.... that will be on the certificate of authenticity for the painting I donated for the Kennair Educational Foundation.......so I thought I could show it to you ( it's the girl in the medallion )
There will be a total of 50 signed artists proof.... with this remark on it.
It is sort of an '' old world touch '' .....:)

here is what a remarque is :

remarque - In printmaking, most often in etchings, a sketch originally made by the artist on the margin of his plate to test his tools, often to test the degree of the mordant's biting before immersing the entire plate in the acid bath. Because such remarques were originally intended to be scraped or burnished away before the final edition of the plate is printed, a print with a remarque is often called a remarque proof. In the nineteenth century such remarques came to be so valued that they were often retained as part of the finished print. The subjects of these little drawings typically relate in some way to the larger image. The practice greatly fell out of use in the twentieth century.

taking time to regain my '' inner '' balance.

Well..I took a couple of days off painting.....suggestion of my boyfriend.
I went fly fishing.......:)......another passion I have.
Complete serenity......sitting on a small boat on a lake...somewhere up north of Quebec.....lost in nature.
My batteries are full......and I am ready to throw some paint around again...and fresh trout to eat. :)

Painting 6 - 7 days a week was maybe a wee bit too much after such a long time.
Although...I have been drawing and sketching most of my life for anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours a day...I do / did not not paint every day.


Drawing / Sketching is fun......as it stimulates your imagination..anything goes......as they are your thoughts.

Painting can be stressful..or draws out all energy .
Painting can be relaxing...and very rewarding.
We have to keep a ''healthy balance ''...................I had started to louse this, so time for a short break.


I am going to ''refine '' the Guardian painting...it is missing a ''small '' something....after all this is why my goal is......4 months of not working ( a paying job )..and just paint.

Here is a blog of another artist I found this refreshing.....Something I know......but for those who forgot.....

http://internetartstudio.blogspot.com/2009/06/world-wants-to-see-what-you-are.html

I already have 2 or 3 ideas for some new paintings...
So my Boy friend was right.....it was time to clear my mind.and just let it flow.

:)

The Guardian........... :)

I finished it it early this morning.
I decided to add roots....it seemed a bit too bare for my taste.

30 x 30 inches.

I called it the Guardian.

Thank you for following my work. :)

in progress :)

For those interested........
here is the beginning of my latest painting.
On the right side lower corner...is where the tiger will be.
It is way to dark for now....but I will lighen it with some transparent beige.......and Grey-white.

I decide on a 30 x 30 inch canvas this time.
I cropped of part of the tiger.
It dosn't look like much as of now.....be lots of details to come.
I will post once finished.

:)