Good Morning. My appologies that the blog has been lacking lately. I have been terribily busy outside the studio and quite frankly, I am in a funk, so to speak. The painting has not been coming along to my expectations. I know the artist is her worst critic but things just aren't turning out as envisioned. So, this week I will be off the blog and out of the studio. I think a nice break away and a chance to get re-inspired will do me good! Be back soon though, I promise!!

Good Morning. Here it is... a final look at the painting we have been following. I just have to do a little tweaking here and there. Enjoy!

Hello. I'm back in the studio and the rolling mesas are place. It is foliage time. More soon.

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The final steps for the sky in this piece. Isn't that quite the thunderhead? I remember driving just ahead of this storm. I stopped to take photos when I saw the rainbow. Next up, hills and grasses.

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Good Morning! I have a little cloud action to share here. This cloud canvas is 36"tall and 48" wide. It is a big one. It has taken me a couple days to work on it. I caught 7 progress photos. It's amazing even to me to see the progression. Here are the first 4. More soon.

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Hello!

This is my last under painting photo. Yesterday I was mixing paint and hope to get some new colors on canvas today. How exciting! I've decided to work on the largest sky in the studio first. What a great way to get inspired for the rest... I hope!!

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Good Morning! Here is another look at some under paintings hanging to dry. It feels like the first batch are actually dry and ready for the next layer of paint. In that case, I get to work on skies soon (if not today!). Can't wait.

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This week I have been working on some of the under paintings for "Wide Open Spaces." As you can see, I have 5 drying here with a 6th ready to go. The canvas has been textured, stained and I have drawn the outlines for where things should be placed in the painting. This will be shades of purple soon.

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A closer look at the drawings.

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Here is a look at the studio in sketch and prepped canvas mode. I have started adding texture to my canvases prior to the acrylic wash. This is an easy way to add more depth and interest to the whole painting. In this view, I have some sketches hanging for review and some canvases on deck ready to accommodate a painting resembling one of those sketches. Under paintings will be worked on next.

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And the sketching begins! This time I used charcoal and newsprint to sketch out ideas for my new collection. I sorted through my photos and pulled one's of interest. From there, I started working on some drawings.

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Amy, Amy, where have you been? Well, I haven't been at the easels, that is for sure. However, I have been in the studio. January has become reorganization month here. Wow. I sure do collect a lot of stuff! But now it is mostly reorganized and I can back to the serious work... the painting of my 2011 collection, Wide Open Spaces. Here is another photo from the last series we followed. I thought this would remind us of where we left off last. I have some great new sketches for you to see later on as I get back to it here in my newly cleaned and organized painting studio!

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Here is another finished painting for Wide Open Spaces 2011. I fell in love with the sky on this piece right away and I am happy I could keep the simplicity throughout. This one is 11 x 14 in size but it has the feeling of a much larger painting. Enjoy!

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Here you go... a colorful update. I had a great time with this piece. I've called it "Clouds at Play."

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Happy Monday!

Take a look at the blue under paintings for three of my new paintings. Color with follow in a few days. Can't wait to watch them come to life!

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