1. The Awakening
The awakening painting was created by first making a pencil sketch on paper then scanning it into the computer. I used Corel Painter 7 & IX to paint the image. Mostly I used the soft charcoal variant of charcoal & the artist...
2. Moon Goddess
I’ve had a love affair with the moon ever since I was child, and my favorite past time was going outside after sunset to swing on my swing set, until the moon came out. I would sing to the moon and mom would play the guitar, it was...
3. Nimue
The Lady of the lake from the Arthurian legend has always fascinated me, and the moment I laid eyes on a photograph sent to me of my niece Tessa, I knew I had found my inspiration for the painting of Nimue. It was a photo of Tessa,...
4. Daybreak
Aurora is the Roman Goddess of the Dawn. Her name means ” daybreak, the dawn, or sunrise. Ovid describes her as the one who brings the light of day as she rides in her chariot across the skies ahead of the sun. I envisioned her with...
5. Mask Of Gaia
Gaia the primordial Greek goddess believed to be The Mother Goddess or Great Goddess. She is also said to personify the earth, the Greek version of “Mother Nature”. The inspiration for this painting came from a dream I had...
Altered Book Cover
We had a great day! We started by having lunch at one of our favorite Mexican Restaurants and afterwards we visited a local Art Gallery and walked through a couple of antique stores.
Salsa & Chips
Main Course
Later, when we got home, I felt inspired to begin an altered book project. A few months ago I had purchased a couple of old hardbound books and they were just sitting on one of my bookshelves gathering dust.
I selected one with a light blue cover, and began removing the pages because I wanted to use only the cover instead of the whole book. After preparing the cover with gesso, I set it aside to dry.
Hopefully, I will be able to work on it some more tomorrow.
Out & About
My husband and I are taking some much needed vacation time this week. We plan on taking lots of photos and visiting some of our favorite spots, so our sketch bags are packed and ready to go. I will post pictures as we go along.
Blue Flowers – Photograph – 2008
Summer Solstice
It promises to be a very hot day, but it’s still cool enough to get some work done in the studio. Have a great weekend!
Faerie Forest – Combined Media – 11 X 14 inches
“When the quiet ring of pearl shall wed the earth, and the scarlet berries burn dark by the stars in the pool; Oh, it’s lost and deep I’ll be amid the Danaan mirth, while the heart of the earth is full.” – George Russell
“We all need to have a creative outlet, a window or space,
so we don’t lose track of ourselves.” -Norman Fischer
“Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were.
But without it we go nowhere. ” -Carl Sagan
Sketchcrawl 19
This Saturday The World Wide Sketchcrawl will be held locally in San Francisco at Fort Point and Crissy Fields on June 21, 2008. For more information go to Sketchcrawl.
Sketchcrawl is a global drawing marathon, started by Pixar artist Enrico Casarosa. So grab your moleskins, pens, pencils, watercolors and come join the fun.
Painting all Day
This morning I awoke to the sound of the soft cooing of the mourning dove. Such a sweet, yet mournful voice, a sound to stir one’s soul. I finally got up and grabbed a cup of coffee and began my day.
I started painting and sketching, and after much deliberation of which of the swan sketches to use in my painting “The Swan Maiden,” I finally made my choice and began adding them to the canvas. All and all it was a good day!
Daybreak– Combined Media on Canvas – 11 X 14 inches