The following Sunday...

...I scraped a bunch of paint off of that piece- mostly the red-orange that Al Preciado had put on it. But the sharing was fun.

Playing around on First Friday

It's been a long time since I was in the studio in a serious capacity. However! There has been some fun in the art-making camp. Last month's first Friday events included a bit of a paint-in. Around 20 artists set up studio in Works San Jose for the evening. I let some folks help me at the canvas.

A few marks

I put a few more marks on this piece. I have plans to make this piece thick. It is thin right now, but it will be thick. I've been spending time at the computer, organizing my image files. It's no excuse but that's what I'm offering.

Starting from scratch

Today I felt like I was learning to paint all over again. I was putting colors and shapes on the canvas with little sense of familiarity.
I'm not through with Italy yet.

That Vargas Girl

Remember when I started this portrait commission? Me either. I am back in the studio and have actually put some paint to canvas. This piece had a holiday deadline but it was extended. Because I'm leaving this weekend, I think I may just wrap it up ASAP.

The Closing Reception of "2 from the Ark"

This was a lovely event. My favorite people were there to support me and I always appreciate that! For this event I made small prints of my work and was happy to see folks buy some. My goals for this spring involve selling prints of new work and old on the fair circuit. In the month that I have been absent from this here blog, I've been goofing off and brainstorming about what comes next. I have exciting plans for the spring.

Side work

I did a little side work last week. the company that built my apartment complex was in need of a back drop for it's holiday party. So, I painted a 23'x 8'wall -they supplied the design.