Paintings With Soul

"Dapples and Braided," a contour doodle, roughly 9" x 12", acrylics and ink on paper. This piece has been donated to the Equis Gallery Relocation Fund and is available via auction -  learn more and bid here . And as always, inquires may always come directly to me .  A Contour Doodle? Yup, you read it right. It's a contour drawing done with great joi de vivre, then embellished with spirited color (acrylic paint). It's something I discovered via Carla Sonheim and Lynn Whipple's class The Year of the Spark (get used to me talking about the class, because it's gonna carry me through all of 2015 - you can see my homework , and even order prints of some of the assignments ). I combined Carla's "one-liners" - drawings done with, literally, one line - with my paints, and a new idea was born! I've been playing around with these the past couple days. I think it's pretty obvious I am having a good time, too! ...

"Grey III," 6" x 8", acrylics on museum quality panel, depicting a dark bay Schleich model draft horse, $329 to the first asking nicely . There's a lot to be said for working in a series - it really gives you the opportunity to lose yourself in an idea. This week , my challenge has been using a limited number of colors (5 tubes of paint), mixing harmonious yet colorful grays, while working up simple still lifes inspired by model horses. I can't stop. I have to - I have some commissions to get to - but I can't stop. I may squeeze another one in later tonite. So far there's three paintings in this series - Gray I and Gray II remain available. All three of these will look gorgeous grouped together and I will give preferential pricing to any collector who wishes to purchase the collection. Message me! Pics of all the Gray paintings, including in process ones, are here . Thanks, as always, for following along with my artwork, Wa...

"Grey I," 6" x 8", acrylics on museum quality panel, depicting a gray Schleich model pony, $329 to the first asking nicely . The light is grim in Michigan today, which meant I could set up a still life in the studio and not have much ambient light change affect my setup. I pulled out this Schleich pony, on loan from a fan who happens to live in my neighborhood AND her daughter dances with mine (go figure! we didn't even know that!), and set out a limited palette. Titanium White Cadmium Yellow Dark Alizarine Hue Ultramarine Blue Carbon Black There is such luminosity here and delicate transitions to my planes - I enjoyed carving this painting out immensely! So much so that I grabbed another pony and got him all lit dramatically. And then realized it was time to start shuttling kids to and fro. But, once we all are home again, I want to have another go at this. Maybe after dinner and homework. In process pics (including Gray II...