LARGE commission

This is a 4' x5' commission I have worked on at Flat River Gallery and Framing for a few months now. The canvas was too big to work on comfortably in my studio, and it wouldn't fit in my car! Kind friends with a covered pickup were my canvas transport helpers. It's as yet untitled (something about cycles of the moon perhaps). It now hangs in a house in the woods over a magnificent fireplace in a great room with lots of windows. I am so honored to have it there. It's the largest painting I've ever done (except for some wall murals in my past). I did lots of sketches and it didn't follow the plan of any of them! It developed organically.

THE ROAD FROM THE CENTER

THE ROAD FROM THE CENTER

This is the road leaving the Franciscan Center in Lowell.

Two styles

People often remark about my diversity of styles. I love to paint loose acrylic landscapes and I also love to do more abstract mixed media pieces. Because I've been working in the Flat River Gallery and 89 ART Scene so much I've been doing more landscapes because they are more portable. I need all the tools and mess in my studio to work in mixed media and if I did transport everything, I run the risk of making a giant mess in the gallery space!

MORNING LIGHT

HEAVEN & NATURE SING 3

still blogging after all these years!

I went on a trip through memory lane. I went back in time and looked at things I've blogged over the years. April 2, 2006 was my first blogpost. It's amazing to have this record of my work over the last 7 years.

Morning

MORNING Acrylic 16" x 20" Virginia Wieringa

This is hot off the presses. I like it. I used Winsor Blue in the sky. I haven't used it before. I think it worked well. It's so satisfying to paint patches of sunlight!

sunflowers

As promised, here's a summer sunflower. It's coming!!

snow scenes

People in Michigan and elsewhere have about had it with winter. It's March 26 and we are looking for warmer breezes and no snow! So I post these two 16" x 20" paintings to get them off the list of things that haven't been posted! From here on in, it's warmer posts!

Roadside Attraction: toward the Art Deck

Roadside Attraction: Tosebo Hill