Wet Paint!

Hope you are having a good Tuesday! Before I got busy and missed today, I thought I would post the final photo from farm scene. When it dries I can sign it and title it and it will be good to go! I may tweak a leaf here or there as it is drying and then my husband will make me sign it so I don't mess with it anymore! I have made a deal with myself that once a painting is signed, it is finished and I am not allowed to paint on it anymore. That keeps me from getting into too much trouble!! Now that farm scene is finished perhaps it is time to work on wet rose again! As far as I know, I have two interruption free days coming up so I can tackle wet rose and maybe finish it too! Stay tuned! Until next time...

Nearly there!

Good evening to you! I've been able to hang out in the studio quite a bit today and have made some progress on the farm scene. Here is another progress shot. All I have left to finish is the vegetation at the bottom (the foreground) and I would like to add some more color in the hills farthest back. You cannot tell by this picture but I actually have to paint around my sides too. My trees and fields will wrap around so you can enjoy the scenery in 3-D so to speak. My next photo should be the final one... but until next time...

Follow a Farm, painting day 2

Good Morning! Thought I might check in this morning since I missed last night somehow! You know those eyelids start drooping and you just can't ignore them!! I call yesterday a modge podge of a day. I did a little bit of everything! The main project was a new quilt. I am actually working on two quilts at the moment. We finalized the design for the t-shirt quilt I was telling you about but I also worked on a quilt that will be donated for a fabulous cause, The James Stitching Sisters' 2008 "100 Quilts of Comfort." They provide quilts to breast cancer patients receiving treatment. I just could not pass up the chance to make a quilt for one of those ladies. My grandmother was a breast cancer survivor so I also get the chance to think about her while I'm sewing!

I also was able to sneak in some painting yesterday so I have a progress shot of Farm Scene. I got the buildings finished. They are just waiting for their green trees to surround them! Right now the trees are red. The red will help the green come alive when I am ready for that layer. Can't wait! Until next time...

New Follow a Painting

Hello to you! Happy March! Wow, today turned out to be quite an interesting day! First thing this morning I joined my running buddies for a long run. A nice 8 miler. Then, I started painting a nursery. Another of my side talents is murals or fun rooms transformed by paint! This nursery is actually for a niece I am about to welcome in May! We are doing a jungle theme and today I got the background colors and the tree tops finished. Now I think I'm ready for bed!!

But before I go I wanted to post the picture that is inspiring my next painting. I'm going to work on this one while I wait patiently for the first layer of paint to dry on wet rose. This one for now is called farm scene. This photo was taken in southern Ohio where rolling hills, trees and farms are abundant and beautiful. This one caught my eye and I thought I'd give it a go on painting it.

Until next time!