Stop the Procrastination!

Started up again with my family portrait project-this is my son Seth- will be tweaking it tomorrow and putting in the background. Not sure what; sometimes I put the photo in procreate and experiment.

So I just did that and chose this color, used the Niko roll brush and roughly put it in. I think I like it! This technique can be a big time saver too; when I’m ready to start painting tomorrow I have a plan.

 

Sharpening Skills

Happy to have been able to attend a couple of life drawing sessions here on Hilton Head. Instead of lamenting- “I’m not painting. I’m in a slump. I’ve lost my way.” And, by the way, we ALL have these thoughts.  I’m grateful I can turn it around to-“I’m drawing. I’m on a different path today. I’m learning and discovering new things.” Attitude and how I think about things is everything.

 

January Challenge Complete!

This was such a fun way to spend January- I’ve posted a few in my last post- but here are all 30. 6 different instructors- some of the classes were almost 2 hours, the quickest was 22 minutes! I decided not to continue to work on them after the lesson had ended, so some have a higher degree of finish. Which doesn’t mean it’s any better! Thanks Sktchy for a great month of drawing some fascinating and fabulous muses!

 

Winter Doldrums are Banned

 I’ve seen this #30faces30days on social media the last few Januarys but this year I joined in on Sktchy- it’s a class with 6 instructors who provide their own muse, then a video of them drawing the portrait, which I’ve been following along with. They are all different- in technique, and time, so it’s been a good January project. I’ve been posting each day on IG. Some days it’s been hard to post and I missed the first two days since we were driving down to SC, but I’m mostly caught up now.

New Year’s Eve

 We started making the vision boards together in 2017- my daughter Jessica and I. I have been doing mine in a larger sketchbook which I like, because I bring it with me when I travel. We leave RI tomorrow for Hilton Head, SC. I wish you all the best in the new year- health, peace, acceptance, and …..much joy!

Plum Beach Light

 This lighthouse stands in Narragansett Bay in North Kingstown- built in 1899 and now on the National Register of Historic Places. It was deactivated after the first Jamestown bridge was built in 1941, and was sorely neglected until 1999 when the Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse took over and totally restored it. Also, it is now licensed by the Coast Guard as a navigational aid. It has always caught my fancy, and it’s been depicted by many artists and photographers. This painting is 8x8 on a cradled panel. 

Feeling Grateful at a Favorite Spot

I wanted to post before the month ends..time is really flying by.

Out at Beavertail State Park on the tip of Jamestown, RI -painting and taking photo references for when it gets too cold to paint outside. I know some Plein Air artists who are out there in the snow, but that’s just not me. I like to be relatively comfortable- so the New England outdoor painting season is over for me. Grateful I have a moving winter home (our RV) and can enjoy the warmer climates.

My painting companion Cooper enjoying the day.

This one isn’t quite finished so we can call it a “progress shot”- the light side of the buildings need to be lighter and then there’s the sky…16x20”and still on the easel.

Detail of Beavertail Lighthouse- 8x8”and soon available at Spring Bull Gallery here in Newport, RI.