Feathers - A painting

Well I've finally finished my second large canvas that I started during Bloom True in October. You can see my other big painting here. This canvas hangs in my hallway, and its the first time I've really painted a piece of art to hang in my home. As you can see from the evolution below, the first feathers were there quite a while ago, either hanging from the top or the bottom. 

Daring Adventures in Paint

I was away on a shopping trip, stocking up on my favorite things: adventure gear and art supplies. 

I am taking Daring Adventures in Paint with Mati Rose, so thought I'd share where my paintings are at right now. The top one is my favorite right now, we'll see if that changes in the next few weeks! Look forward to playing some more with these and my new paints, and seeing where they go.

african lady painting

Today I just needed to play, so I painted this little African lady on a book page. I hope to paint some more little African ladies soon.

the finished face

Well after months, I've finished one of the canvases I started during Bloom True.


 

And here are some of the photos I took along the way, showing the transformation.

 

and the painting continues

Well I'm back at it. Only working on my face painting right now. Life seems too busy these days, and trying to finish two awesome paintings at a time seems way too ambitious.

Still a long way from done, but she's moving in the right direction.

a piece of a painting

A couple weeks ago I turned a photograph of part of my painting, into a card. I quite like how even though that part of the painting doesn't exist anymore, I still have this lovely card design. I put it together with some hand-doodled wrapping paper as a little gift for one of my favorite Auntie's birthday gift.

Bloom True....continued

Well my paintings are still a long way from finished, but that's ok. This week I didn't have much time as I prepare to head off to New York City for some food, shopping, and hockey, but I did work on my face painting a bit. She is still a long way from complete, but I'm very happy with her and where she is headed.

Bloom True: Week 4

This week I decided to get rid of the flower and bird. They just felt a bit too predictable and safe.

Bloom True: 3 Week

The chaos continues. I continue working on my two canvases. Some stages I like them, some I don't. Some parts I like, others I don't.
I do really like the hanging leaves on canvas two.
Who knows what will happen next...or where they will go from here...

Bloom True - Week 2

Sugar Skull Pumpkin

Bloom True - Week 1

This has been the first week of Bloom True with Flora Bowley. So far, we've put two layers of paint on two large canvases. I've never really painted a large canvas before, so it's all new to me.

After the first week, this is where I'm at. It's a bit challenging for me since I don't know the next steps, and how this is all going to come together, but I am practicing being brave and trusting in the process and just knowing that they will bloom into something I love.

In the works

I had this wonderfully delicious, large, piece of cardboard sitting around my studio, just begging to be painted. I splashed some paint on, got messy and played. I don't think it's quite finished yet. I hope to work on the background a bit more, perhaps with some Bloom True techniques. But for now, I am just loving it.