My latest work...

The Longest Night, from the Winter Solstice Series, 1/25/2012, acrylic wash monotype and rice paper on canvas, 9 x 9 inches

It truly felt good making these little paintings...I've created them special for the CNY Art Showcase which is a fund raising art auction sponsored by the Everson Museum of Art and the Eastwood Rotary Club.

The Longest Day, from the Summer Solstice Series, 1/22/2012, acrylic wash monotype and rice paper on canvas, 9 x 9 inches

 It's nice to paint something sunny and warm in the middle of winter!

A Frosty Night, from the Blue Square Window, 1/21/2012, acrylic wash monotype and rice paper on canvas, 14 x 11 inches

This is another addition to the Blue Square Window idea that I've been playing with, I'm loving the nocturne cool blues. I feel I'm gaining some creative momentum...but I'm not going to put pressure on myself to perform. I have several canvases in the wings, including a largish one that I haven't splashed any color on just yet and look forward to.

My little sketchbook was rec'd at the Brooklyn Art Library today, and I'm looking forward to the tour to begin, not that I'm going to be able to travel to any locations, just the idea that it's going to travel and be available to visitors to browse through...I loved watching my friends  page through it before I let it go...and I will miss the little fellow, I had so much fun making it, I'll have to make more!

What I did on my day off...

Bones of the Earth, the Corrosion of Metal, April 23, 2010
acrylic, monotype, sumi-paper on canvas
24 x 8 inches.

I finished this painting today... it was one that started out very different from how it ended up, it was once a delicate pale green with the plan to be mossy and evolved into this ancient looking monolith of gears and gadgets, shapes and lines (oh, I had a good time today!) It was nice being home today, I relaxed, took care of myself (I've been having lots of trouble with Fibro, allergies, and the latest manifestation of peri-menopausal crap this week, when it rains it pours!) Tonight we (my Fred and I) attended the Eastwood Rotary Club CNY ART Showcase at The Links at Erie Village in East Syracuse for a fundraiser for the local Ronald McDonald House, we each donated two paintings, and they sold well. (it's always a good feeling to see one's artwork go to a good home!) We also had our artwork on display on tables in the room, I brought ten paintings, and on a whim, I put my portfolio of photographs out for browsing... while I ate dinner, I spied on people leafing through it, and it seemed they were enjoyed by all. It's always a good experience to meet and greet, make new connections, and learn what to do to prepare for the next time we're invited to participate...fun was had by all!

It's been a long day for me, although I'm very tired I'm still too keyed up from the experience, and need to settle in...

A toot on my horn...

My Fred and I are both featured in the CNY Art Showcase magazine... we have donated two paintings apiece to the Eastwood Rotary Foundation art auction & festival on April 23rd to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House. It's going to be a good time... we're going to have a booth to feature our artwork and have the opportunity to meet n' greet bidders.

I think I finished this painting last weekend, I just never got around to posting as it was late at night when I put on the finishing touches and the lighting was too crappy at the time to take a decent picture...I have yet to name it...it has multiple ideas happening, a Nocturne with a Blue Moon sort of theme...and my favorite corrosion colors...

*edit* 3/19/2010... I've given it a name! It's after a Sappho fragment: If Not, Winter

Then I started this little guy 16 x 8 inches...a burnt sienna wash with payne's gray scumbled on top...I have some thinking to do about what I want to do next...

I've been having multiple Fibromyalgia attacks this week, Monday being the worst day, I stayed home from work and slept much of the day away. I've been up and down all week long, I blame it on the time change mostly, that usually messes up everything for a while, my inner clock has no idea what time it is...I've taken tomorrow off from work to do a few things, possibly sit on the porch and soak in some sunshine...paint...read...write...do the things that get me out of bed everyday...

Tho' I have these little brown eyes that force my feet onto the floor and out the door early everyday...
What a sweet little boy dog! I think anyone with Fibromyalgia should have a dog to get them up everyday!