Thursday, December 17, 2009
Sedona
Sedona, south of Flagstaff, AZ, is a special place. Some believe the area features energy vortices and other stuff I frankly don't understand. But for me, the red rocks of Sedona are beautiful, and yet mystical. I can see why people believe this is a place of magic.
The painting is one of my "Art-On-A-Budget" pieces -- 8"x 10"/20cm x 25cm. I always have to paint these items with a simplified technique to keep the labor time, and therefore the price, down. But I hope I managed to show just a little of what makes Sedona an incredible place to be.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Winter in the High Desert
Winter solstice is still a couple of weeks away. But the weather here suggests winter is here!
We got snowed on ...
...and we have had mornings with dramatic clouds.
While it hasn't been as cold as other parts of the country, it has dropped below freezing at night, and it's been cold and (often) windy during the day.
All of this will lead to making some paintings. But it has been a little uncomfortable these days.
ANYthing for art, right?
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Autumn in the Desert
The Big Morongo Preserve is a marshy area in the middle of the desert. It's located about 20 minutes north of Palm Springs, CA.
Lots of cottonwood trees, close relatives of aspens, grow in this natural oasis. Fall arrives here later than in many other places of the country -- the cottonwoods are pretty much at their color peak. Some of the color will linger until Christmas.
There really aren't that many opportunities to paint the desert in a way that uses bright hues. As much as I love the place, deserts can be rather drab most of the year. So the golden yellows of the cottonwoods are a welcome change.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Even More ACEOs
Thursday, November 19, 2009
More ACEOs
A long time ago, I posted some info about ACEOs (Art Card Originals and Editions). I still make these little guys, and I even have some on eBay right now.
Besides eBay, I managed to get the gift shop in a local nature museum interested in buying ten art cards from me! So Ill be busy trying to get these ACEOs done ASAP so I'll have some $$$ to put in the bank!
Above is a sampling of what I've been up to.
In the meantime, one of my galleries asked for a local (Palm Springs area) scene that would be really dramatic. It's a large painting, so I'm trying to get it done, too.
And I must be worn out -- I feel sleepy all the time. What's up with that?
Well, it'll all get finished -- hopefully soon, but eventually in any case.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Another Lizard
Another lizard painting, that is.
This seems to be a popular lizard around here. At the Open Studio tours two weeks ago, I displayed my first version of this little guy (or girl -- not sure which). Since then, I've made two other versions of that piece, making slight changes to the images, mostly by curving the tail.
By request, then, I painted this!
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