Last night, I promised photos of the painting I'm currently working on. Please remember that it is a work in process, meaning it's not anywhere near done. It's an acrylic on wood panel. The picture above is an early one after I've gotten a bit of it blocked in. There's chalk marking where I want … Continue reading Pedestal work in process
Temmy has been part of my household for one year now. What an interesting year it’s been. She and Bella still don’t get along. And every night about 4 in the morning she comes to curl up under the blankets with me. She drives me crazy, but she’s also been my nearly constant companion. if … Continue reading One year
The restart of a painting.
I have to start today's post with a video that spoke to me today. It is from Chuck Black's YouTube about getting better at drawing and painting. Even thought it has been something I've been telling myself a lot lately, I like the way he frames it. I had to start it at the 3 … Continue reading Risks and reps
Yesterday while I was painting, I started several new ones. Here's one I decided to continue today. I really liked the background of this. I have a really hard time starting on a background that I like, but I knew that I needed to continue. So I started drawing lines. This so didn't match what … Continue reading Pink trees
Painting today. Remember those crystals I'd wanted to work on? Well, I continued to experiment with that. This is a painting I'd started awhile back and I knew it would have crystals in it, but I was brave enough to finish it today. Here it is: Crystal painting6″x4″ acrylic on canvas panel©2022 Dawn Blair Now, … Continue reading Crystals again
Painted tonight and still hoping to get some writing in. I can't say that I have a schedule or anything, but I'm trying to find a rhythm. It doesn't help that I didn't get to bed until nearly midnight and couldn't get to sleep for a long time. So when the cats started trying to … Continue reading A dragonfly appears
I had a moment to paint this evening. I thought I’d show a couple pictures of paintings I’m working on. 4”x4” acrylic on wrapped canvas I’m going to have to look at this one under my studio lights to see if I’m really finished with this one or if I still have work to do, … Continue reading Blue Forest
The photo above are several small paintings I worked on last Friday and today. Here's a couple of close-up pictures. These are all 3"x3" acrylic on canvas panel. I have several pieces I want to have photographed and varnished for the show this weekend. I feel time growing short. This morning, I harvested several strawberries … Continue reading Painting and strawberry harvest
This last weekend at Shoshone Art in the Park, I had the great opportunity to meet a very neat artist. Meet Simon Tate. She’s 76 years old and paints 4-5 paintings per day. She also has an Etsy store and writes a blog. How cool is that? You can find out more about her and … Continue reading My heroine painter
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