Updates and more

Its been an odd week. Monday I had a physical therapy appointment that ended up irritating the problems in my neck. They only had orders to work on my lower back, and didn’t seem to take into account that the exercise for my back my mess with my neck. :-/ It’s taken me all week [...]

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Commission Update 2

Just another quick update on that commission. I filled in the trees and the underpainting for the field. May work on this some more later, otherwise I will finish it up tomorrow.

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Commission Update

It’s been a slow week so far. Yesterday and today I’ve felt pretty ill – just the autoimmune goblin wreaking havoc again. Nevertheless, I’m determined to finish a commission this week. I even went to bed last night without my usual reading time, but was woken a phone from my daughter. She was crying and [...]

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What a week. . .

It’s been quite a week. Today’s is my daughter’s last day of elementary school. This Fall she will be starting the 6th grade. Wow!! Am I prepared for the changes she will go through in Middle School? Probably not, but what parent is? Am I worried? No. I have a wonderful daughter, who is intelligent, [...]

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The Pseudo Studio

The Pseudo Studio
Originally uploaded by makepeaceart
I pulled out my camera to take an updated photograph for the commission I’m painting and had to laugh. My cat, Shadow, has always loved to be by my side when I paint. It doesn’t matter whether I’m in a studio or my pseudo-studio (pictured here). She is completely passed [...]

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Black Bear here I Come!

I finished up the bottom portion of the Bear commission today. Tomorrow I will begin tackling the Bear!

I have one more woodpanel to paint after this one, but I think it’s going to be a landscape this time around. I’m picturing North Georgia Mountains in the distance with deer crossing a field in the foreground. [...]

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Commission Update

I have been so slow with this commission, but thankfully my client/former step-dad is very understanding. Not to mention he has his hands full with a new baby girl. Anyways, here are a couple pics of what I did today.

If all goes well I’m going to finish up the stones and start on [...]

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Commission Update

After a crazy couple of weeks I finally got started on my latest commission. This is where I last left off:

And this is where I am after painting this morning:

Amazing what a bit of color can do. I’m really pleased so far with the Clear Acrylic Gesso I decided to use on the [...]

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New Commission(s)

I have begun work on hopefully what will be the 1st of many new paintings for furniture maker Jan McLaughlin of Chimney Mountain Furniture Company. There really isn’t an amazing story to tell about how I got this commission – basically he’s my half-brother’s Father!! Sometimes it really is all about who you know. Jan [...]

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A Vast World – Commissioned Painting

It truly is a vast world as seen from the eyes of a Green Tree Frog. This is my completed painting for the lovely Lucia Caporuscio. She commissioned this painting what seems like ages ago and has been very patient and encouraging! This large acrylic painting measures 16 x 50 inches and the [...]

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