Peony Painting

Finally, I pushed myself to get this one off the easel, I had started this one a month or so back but left it sitting there and I got totally disconnected with this painting. Lately, I find myself to have an inconsistent attention span, I want to do everything and my painting gets pushed back,Continue reading “Peony Painting”

Fresh off the easel!

It’s been a while but finally, I starting to feel settled in my space and have been exploring different mediums. I been studying abstract and more modern styles of art and trying to get my self back to where it all started, a young girl that had no clue on how to paint and wouldContinue reading “Fresh off the easel!”

Moscato and Tangerines

I decided to do this painting to have fun with colors and shadows, my main focus was the tangerines. I really wanted to capture the tangerine sections but did not want it to look like I was trying to attempt hyper-realism, which either way I am not very good at. I still wanted it toContinue reading “Moscato and Tangerines”

Fresh off the easel…

This painting was finished 2 days ago but due to hurricane Irma preparation, I have not been able to post. Currently, Irma is kicking South Florida’s butt and as I receive the play by play from my mother who is currently going through it and is experiencing 100+ winds I needed to get my mindContinue reading “Fresh off the easel…”

Fresh off the easel…

So… for several weeks now I have been working casually on a painting that really reminds me of my father, he fell in love with the songs and lyrics of this artist that my husband introduced him to and as his medical condition worsen and cancer continued its path of destruction he would listen toContinue reading “Fresh off the easel…”

Fresh Off the Easel- “Partly Cloudy with Lemon Showers”

This piece was painted for an entry exhibit about lemons – I decided to be me and just have fun with the piece and express myself. Lemons are sour and are considered a symbol of disappointment and faultiness,  but it is also considered in some other cultures  a sign of fruitfulness good fortune -for exampleContinue reading “Fresh Off the Easel- “Partly Cloudy with Lemon Showers””

Fresh off the easel! “Barely Blushing”

Once again I’ve been fixated on painting tropical flowers, I figured my previous plumeria painting needed a match. This one really took a little longer than expected but I think it turned out pretty nice. Photo could be better 😐     24×22 oil on canvas

Fresh off the easel! Plumeria study

I’ve been at a standstill with some paintings on the easel but I have still been painting other things. I love flowers especially tropical flowers and decided to do another floral painting. Plumeria’s are known as the flower used in Hawaii to make leis, they are fairly small flowers with a delicate petal and wonderfulContinue reading “Fresh off the easel! Plumeria study”

Fresh off the easel – “Tranquil”

A few days ago I started the process of a painting and have blogged the steps of the process. I started first with the charcoal sketch and then the under toning and from the beginning I set my mind to use a limited palette. I stuck with just using Charvin’s Ultramarine Blue, Ruby Red, FrenchContinue reading “Fresh off the easel – “Tranquil””