There is this show coming up at the end of the month that’s calling for art inspired by Dia de los Muertos. I had such luck painting my daughter as a two-headed girl a few weeks ago, that I thought I’d try my hand at painting her as a Catrina figure.
Today we drove to my parents’ house on [...]

Filed under: Art, Beautiful Things, Mad Mom, Portraits, Resolutions, Step-by-step on August 21st, 2010 | 2 Comments »

It occurred to me that I hardly, if ever, post the original photo alongside the finished portrait.  But this is an exceptionally lovely one I received from a client, and a good place to start.
I love it when I receive a nice, clear and beautifully composed photo like this to work from. I think, “Why [...]

Filed under: Art, Cats, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Step-by-step, Watercolor on May 5th, 2010 | 3 Comments »

When The Pioneer Woman awarded 14 of my mini portraits to contest winners on her site, I knew I was going to have to be organized about their production. Here’s how it went.
I started by taping up four pieces of Yupo because I’d decided to do  four paintings at a time. I kept dragging my sleeve [...]

Filed under: Art, Cats, In the studio, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Step-by-step, Watercolor on March 29th, 2010 | 32 Comments »

I hate this painting. Hate.
It is a gift for my husband (the ‘bike’ portion of a triathlon series I’m working on) but it’s just not turning out how I’d planned.
So instead of getting all ticked off and pouty, as I tend to do, I’m going to view this as an opportunity. You see, with Yupo [...]

Filed under: Art, In the studio, Painting on Yupo, Step-by-step, Watercolor on December 28th, 2009 | No Comments »

First off, I have a feeling that writing this post – and more importantly, getting all the photos and captions in the right order – is going to take me longer to complete than the actual painting.
I’m technologically challenged, but I have the best of intentions. Here goes.
 

Title: Redward and Whitey (RIP Whitey)
Completed: December 22, [...]

Filed under: Art, Cats, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Step-by-step, Watercolor on December 23rd, 2009 | 3 Comments »