Lioness Mural

This was such a fun project commissioned by my gym.   I roughed out a lioness reference image combining elements I liked from several different lionesses and then painted colorful splashes to coordinate with some rainbow colors in the room.  

I was nervous at first with the colorful splashes.  I started small but they grew bigger and brighter as the work continued thanks to feedback from the owner.  This project was so large that I began with a projector.  It really sped up the painting time!  It took me 13 hours to paint, spread over 4 days.  I painted with Nova Color acrylic paints.  It was fun to paint such a large area outside of my studio space!  Hopefully more mural work to come 

Life Drawing

 

Stained glass Moth

 I am taking a stained glass class with my friend Kelly.  This is my 1st project.  The template is from the book Kicking Glass.  Next time I plan to make my own.  

Today I finished my moth. I was happy with the floating circle look and driftwood base.  The class openings were full a lot of the time so it was hard to get the studio time.  It made the process take soooo much longer.  I hope next time I can plan out and schedule classes way in advance so finishing doesn’t take so long.  Maybe someday I’ll have my own studio.

Hardy Gallery Mosaic Submission

 

This little painting is up at the Hardy gallery as part of a larger mosaic project.  This year my 2 kids painted a canvas too.  I’m hoping we’ll be able to make it up to Door County to see them while the show’s up!  After the show the canvases are raffled off at random for $35 to support the gallery.  If I make it there for a visit I’ll add a picture!

Beautiful Beetle

6”x6”

Acrylic on canvas