From Dana To Me

I haven't posted anything from Dana lately, but she made this awesome tote bag for me recently. We just picked out the fabric from her sewing room, I told her the approximate dimesions I wanted, and she made it! Just like that...poof...it was done...and without the first sign of a pattern. Awesome!

Coming Soon...One for Dana

She wants a tryptic (3 canvasses making one painting) for Christmas. We discussed colors like: sand, tan, camel, chocolate brown, and maybe turquoise. She is going to use the colors from the painting(s) to then redecorate her bedroom. Now that is an honor for an artist...the painting as an inspiration for the whole room! Thanks Dana!

She wants the mood of the painting(s) to be calm, serene, relaxing and tranquil. I interpreted this to mean almost sancuary-like. I'm thinking of naming it Tranquility Triage, not Trio, but Triage...another word for ER. Get it?

And Finally...Beneath The Surface

A while back I received a request to paint a fish for a young boy. It took me a good bit of research and "thinking time" to try to paint a fish that was somewhat lively and had some color to it, yet still resembled the fish the boy is accustomed to catching. So, after layers and layers of paints, glazes, and even a little glitter dust, I am finally finished! I named it "Beneath The Surface" because that is what I tried to capture. It's extremely difficult to photograph because of all the built-in shine the painting has, hopefully resembling the shimmer of water. Anyway, I hope he likes it! 16" x 20" acrylics on canvas.

Frenzied

Frenzied is acrylics on 20" x 24" canvas. Almost tribal looking, don't you think?

Split Decision

Split Decision is on two 16 x 20 canvanses. Acrylics. One of my favorites. I chose to offset the canvases from each other when hanging on the wall for a little more interest.