Keeping Warm

 

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We've had a super mild winter here in Missoula, but right now it's having one last gasp with several inches of snow. Fortunately it's pretty to look at out the window as I nurse the last of my cold. This dog can relate.

Counting Change

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Hats and bags - perfect subjects!

Mad Hatters

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Here is another scene from NYC. This couple was not only sporting some very fine hats, but also some extraordinarily colorful shoes.

I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving! Let me take this opportunity to say I am grateful to you all for your support, in its many forms. I have received some especially wonderful emails and Facebook messages lately regarding my book. Thank you so much!!! You make it worth all the sweat and tears that went into it. : )

Just Looking

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Home again! I know you're all dying to hear about my workshop in Texas, but first for the painting above. It's another one from NYC. This is a scene from the Hell's Kitchen flea market. This guy was totally baffled by what I was doing, and I took advantage of it.

And now for TX. So, I took a TON of photos, because it's a really beautiful place that I was teaching. This first batch are from around the place, inside and out. The food was awesome!

This next batch includes a few of my demos, students on a break, perfect grays, heart-y leaves, and a few of our furry companions.

This last batch is student work, because I've had a lot of requests to show it. Some are finished and some are in progress.

And lastly, here are the people who made last week so special! Sure, they complained when I made them work hard (the stinkers!), but all-in-all, we had a total blast - lots of wine drinking and massive amounts of belly laughing. I hope to see you all again in a couple of years! : )

Blue Suit

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The photo for this was taken at Slide Rock State Park, just outside of Sedona. She was watching her loved ones slide down the rocks along the river, in the frigid water - crazy! I was happy to be plein air painting, but paused long enough to snap a photo of her. The background was a big slab of rock in shadow, but I was happy to change it into something fairly abstract. : )

Scanning for Dudes

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Here is my entry for this week's Daily Paintworks Challenge. The reference photo is from a recent trip to Santa Cruz, CA. The sun was barely out, which made it a challenging photo. But what was really tough, honestly, were the foreshortened bodies! I had to measure like crazy. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

Happy Happy

Here is my latest silly face painting. The teeth especially were super hard, but I am really happy with this one. I recognize now that these are incredibly personal so I've undecided to sell them. : ) I am going to frame them all at some point and hang them up together and it's going to be incredibly cool.

Floppy Hat

I had to start over twice with this one. It was tough. But I loved this face with the big eyes and subtle light. I think it was the subtle light that made it difficult.