Across the Street for Coffee

I have been working on this painting for awhile, using a photo I took 20 years ago, i think it was in Carmel, CA... what a challenge to paint interlocking reflections.. i enjoyed the process.. not sure if i like the painting.. rather busy... but it sure looks like it was painted by Madame Judi Koehmstedt.

Hats and Gloves SOLD @ Holly Jolly Show

At the last RRWS meeting we did a "paint around" .. where artists paint a couple of minutes on a painting, then would move to the next painting and paint a bit and move on.. I brought this setup of my old hats, purse, scarf and gloves..  I drew it with cobalt blue filled brush .. The best parts are the gloves and the green hat, 'cause i did it quickly @ the meeting.  I painted the rest when I got back home and got more detailed, as usual. 

After the "Calvin" workshop, i took this out of the frame and dabbed @ it with paint directly from the tube. I covered up that horrid red scarf with "interference red" which has a sheen. Mucho better...

FMVA Big Art Show

The reception for the Big Art Show was a huge success tonight.  My cranberry bars were a hit and i met some really nice folks..  One of them bought my painting "In the Van Gogh Zone"..  Kinda made my day, my week, my month.......... I so love the Fargo/Moorhead Art Community.......... 

Library in Moorhead

I hung 13 paintings in the Moorhead Library today. Way in the back, by the magazines..

"Ode to the Front Porch" SOLD

Seems i am going for the "cute factor" again.  I have been sketching these houses from photos i have taken over the years.. ALSO, i had a 10" X 20" free frame to use, ( I can not tell a lie )...  i had fun painting this and have always wanted a front porch to sit in and watch the people go by.  The green house is in my home town of Langdon.  It caused some concern, if i remember right...



SOLD @ Edgewood Vista 5-14