December already!

$60 - 5x7"gouache sketch with thin border, includes 8x10"mat.

I tell ya', this gouache stuff is so vibrant, silky... and tricky. It's not watercolour and it's not quite oil. I'm having lots of fun figuring it out though! Meanwhile, how is it already December?! #onlythreeweeks #goodprice ; )

just walk beside me and be my friend

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$50 - 5"x7"painting with 8"x10"matt.

I got the title of this painting from a wonderful poem by Albert Camus.

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead.

Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow.

Just walk beside me and be my friend.

let's go out tonight

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Colourful flowers to get the New Year rolling.

$50 - 5"x7"painting with 8"x10"matt.
Here are some close ups:

snow pedals

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It's going to be a white Christmas! Thank you all for your support, enthusiasm, encouragement, and kind words over the past year. Have a fantabulous Holiday! See you after X-mas. 

$50 - 5"x7"painting with 8"x10"matt.

the long goodbye

 $30 - 4X6"painting

I bought a book titled "Value Sketching with Markers" by Darrell Anderson online. (This link includes sample pages). It's just wonderful and very inspiring! It's about doing value sketches, something I can loose sight of since I'm so into line and colour. Hence the sketch below...

from my sketchbook/copic markers

in the mood for a memory

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Now, I know Billy Joel's "Piano Man" lyrics are ...'son can you play me a memory' and 'we're all in the mood for a melody' but as a kid I always got it wrong and reversed them. I kinda prefer it my way(!), hence the title of this painting. Click on image to enlarge.

$140 - 12x16" painting.

the big picture

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I'm diving into my New Year's Resolutions early this year and painting big! Well, big for me. 

This one is 8"x16". I added a few close ups. Enjoy.

$140 - 8"x16"watercolour painting.

shadow watchers

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This handful of hot peppers are gathered around the wonderful reflections water in glass make when backlit. I entered this in the DailyPaintworks Glass Challenge. 

$50 - 5x7"painting with 8x10"mat.

hangin' at the hot spot

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I'm still happy working with an energetic gestural line and lots of colour. I also want the paint to be distinctively watercolour, keeping that wet look.

$50 - 5"x7"painting with 8"x10" matt.

sunup

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These flowers made lovely friends while enjoying the morning sun on my window sill.

$50 - 6"x6" painting

family of five

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I'm having a blast drawing with my bamboo stick and artist's ink. And these items all fit together like one big happy family.

$50 - 6"x6" watercolour painting