color charts, swatches and wheels... oh my!
last week i wrapped up the huge project of creating color charts. in previous posts i had mentioned that i had chosen to go with 11 colors in my new palette. two sets of pr

color charts - the primaries...
i'm moving right along on my color charts. my new palette consists of eleven colors plus titanium white. these charts, as i like to refer to them as the top half of my palette are my primaries. i had decided on going with a warm and a cool for each.they are:ultramarine bluecerulean bluealizarin madder lakecadmium re

the amaryllis project paintings...
almost a year ago i began this project. it was a great project. my intention was to complete about seven more paintings, but the fact is i am so far removed from this project that i decided it was time to bring it to completion.this was a challenging and rewarding project. not only was this one vigorous growing flowering plant but it gave me some focus at a time when i really was struggling to find some.i enjoyed the sequential nature to the serious and i'm constantly sketching ideas for more sequential series.  my

defining my new palette...
if there is one thing i know for sure, it's that when i have time to spend drawing or painting, there is no time for dawdling and contemplation. i need to get to work. my time will be limited and is usually based on the length of my daughter's nap or how late i think i can stay up and not suffer for it the next day.with that in mind i've spent weeks now, streamlining my processes and setting my studio up to be as efficient as possible. i created multiple workstations so there is no cleaning up to work on something else and i can move from one to the next as needed.one thing that has been looming over my head is my palette of oil colors. m

visit my etsy sho...
visit my etsy shoppe my studio sale is coming to a close tomorrow. these are the last paintings that remain. at midnight i will remove these items from my shoppe and they will no longer be available for purchase.  they've had a good ru