31 Dec 08

Among Friends – Finished!

It feels a little strange not to be working on this painting anymore! I’m very pleased with it and I really enjoyed exploring all the patterns and subtle colour shifts this one offered. I will definitely be doing large paintings (and maybe even some more square ones) in the new year – while they do [...]

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26 Dec 08

Among Friends – wip 12

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! With an extra 2 early mornings this week, Among Friends is coming to completion. This will be the last wip for this painting I think and the next post will see it done

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15 Dec 08

Among Friends – wip 11

Moving smartly along. Not too much to report Still painting lots of green leaves and still enjoying it very much. (Although I think my next painting needs some RED in it!) I’m getting close to the end now though, and soon I will have to start thinking about my next painting. I’ve got a large [...]

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8 Dec 08

Among Friends – wip 10

Wow 10 weeks I have been working on this painting! I thought I might get bored making one this big (which is why I bought that five foot panel – lol), but I’m really enjoying it. The little details, the way the shapes weave in and out of each other, the little peeks of the [...]

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6 Dec 08

Me and my panel :)

There’s a big pine tree deep in the forest and at the right time of day the sun punches through the trees behind it in a myriad of jewel tones. Deep blue and purple shadows wreath the bottom and the empty lower branches sweep the forest floor. Mysteriously exuberant this is a big image and [...]

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4 Dec 08

Little Pine

I listed this one on ebay yesterday. I wanted to make one more little painting before the end of the year – something wintry. Here’s the ebay auction…

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2 Dec 08