isabel h – Art by Isabel

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”

30-day Challenge day 3 on the works

Day 3 of the 30-day challenge was started (only have 30 minutes of work on it thus far) and I will be finishing it later today and I will post the final this evening.

30-day challenge update – day 2

It’s been a week and I had originally painted day 2 of the 30-day challenge but did not post because I had company, my daughter’s birthday and being distracted with the event. The lonely Shallot was painted in 2 hours, I had a hard time with it especially the translucency of the skin. I willContinue reading “30-day challenge update – day 2”

My Potager …

Hopefully, you got here after seeing my previous post It’s SPRING! Rose Garden in the making. After completing the rose garden I felt that there was something missing, I needed a French Kitchen Garden – nothing to over the top, just enough space to grow Thyme, Garlic, Green Onions, Shallots, Oregano, Basil and a fewContinue reading “My Potager …”

It’s SPRING! Rose Garden in the making.

So here we are again… another Spring – and I must say I have been definitely distracted in preparation to this wonderful season, perhaps my favorite and I wonder why… I have been once again stuck in the garden – project after project with a painting resting on the easel that I have commenced andContinue reading “It’s SPRING! Rose Garden in the making.”

My new website…

Well, along with my gardening and all my Halloween decor that I’ve been caught up in, I had the brilliant idea to consolidate my website, blog and store and to make it worse change the hosting company. This meant that I had to start from scratch for my website but now I had more themeContinue reading “My new website…”

On the easel

It’s been a while since I have posted anything on my blog …well, it’s been a while since I have been inspired to paint after the passing of my father. It has been a real struggle to get myself back into the groove of things, just going back to my everyday routine; working out, havingContinue reading “On the easel”