A larger cityscape

I started this painting about six months ago and it stalled out so I put it away. I got it out again and have been adjusting and changing and for now it's done. 24" x 36"

Friday the 12th

I got to paint again today!

I had a chance to paint in between classes yesterday and set up a really dark still life. Will try to replace this blurry photo later in the day.

8" x 6"

Spring

There are so many flowers in the garden. I brought these in yesterday for class then stayed late to paint them myself.

This is a little unrelated to my daily painting but not to art and creativity. My daughter Mia is completing her MFA in Fashion at Parsons and has a Kickstarter to help her fund the final push to get to her graduation exhibition and her show at New York Fashion Week.  Very exciting but very costly.

I am posting this link in case there is anyone who would be able to make a contribution and also to share the link.

Thanks!

Mia's Thesis Collection

A student cancelled at the last minute this afternoon so I took the time to paint the roses that are still sitting on my table. I like this one much better. 6" x 6".

Laurel Canyon

Sometimes I get paintings out of the storeroom and when I look at them after a few months I know exactly what to do. This one was done from the tennis club and I just couldn't finish it but now it's done. 16" x 20"

Roses!

The roses are just about to bust out so I brought some into the studio and painted along with a student who was there earlier in the day. It's just 6" x 8" but loaded with paint!

I did this one at the Thursday class. It's been so busy in the studio with classes that I am in need of starting the daily discipline again. 

Yesterday I went down to Murrieta teach my Thursdat class. We all did this still life.

peppers again

I'm not finished with the food paintings yet, in fact I haven't even gotten out of the produce department. Ralph's has this ongoing sale on peppers and they seem so good to paint that I can't pass them up and besides all old pepper paintings have left the studio.:) 

First daily painting of 2013

The last painting of the year

I just finished this still life! Good Bye 2012!

And Sunday too!

might as well finish the year off in good shape.

saturday

I finished the utility box on Thursday and I guess I had a day off.... Saturday we had a figure session in the morning and the attendance was light so I painted this 4" x 5" from a 30 minute pose.

Last side finished.....

I finished this side yesterday just in time for the December art walk. Even got the four coats of graffiti protection. I'm exhausted. If you look at the clearance between the box and the street, it's not much. I'll measure but it's less that 36". I put on layers and layers of clothes and at one point earplugs. Started working in the rain one day but it stopped and all was well in the end. 

This side of the street was a little easier because there wasn't the constant spill of people getting off the Metro and busses but there was a major bus and trucks and people. Mostly lots of supportive and appreciative people but some funny stories. One ten year old girl came by with her mom and in kind of a hysterical voice said, "what if you make a mistake?" Now there's a real artist in the making.

Saturday - side three!

this sort of looks just like  yesterday but there's more paint. I started on the drawing of the third side and hope that the rain comes and goes before I get there again.

Thursday

Good weather today . Finished side one and got a good start on the second side. More tomorrow!

I got this far yesterday. On my way over to finish and start side two.