Another portrait workshop in June!!

 

The April portrait workshop in April at the Georgetown Art Center was wonderful.  I'm excited to do another one June 14-15.  Let me know if you're interested!

Late night painting

My man captured me burning the midnight oil in a maniacal self-portrait frenzy.....

Another foggy study

 

This is another little landscape study, 12"x12".  I'm loving the freedom I feel doing these.  I've been yearning for more abstraction and I'm able to let go more with this subject matter.  I'm gearing up for a big one soon!  

My lego boy

 

This is a little one I did of my lego-obsessed little angel.  I really need to capture these moments more frequently.  Upon comparing the initial block-in to the finished one, I think I'm partial to the earlier one.  I painted on top of an old painting.....had the surface been clean, I may have just left it.  

maps in progress

These are two little pieces of two different map paintings .... in progress. 

itty bitty study of an itty bitty island

 

I love this little island in the middle of my city.  This painting is small, 8"x6".  It was tough to get this little thing to make sense.  The design is simple.  It is more or less three values.  I tried to use some varying brushstrokes to articulate my subject matter.   I think it works.  I'm still deciding. 

a little portrait study progression

 

This is from reference material.  I really wanted to stay loose, keep the shapes big and stay true to my dark-light pattern.  I think my favorite stage here is the third one.  Though I don't have as much of a likeness to my model, I love the simplicity of this one.  I'd like to discipline myself to leave some of these in this state.