More to come

I have 5 more completed paintings that I did shortly after Swallow with Swirly Flowers to post but the light went bad on me this morning. I take my pictures outside so I have to wait for good days to take pictures. Some of the good days I miss because I'm doing other things. Anyway, when it gets cloudy but not dark and windy (yesterday I was almost blown over) I'll take some more pictures and get them posted.

Orange and Red Trees with new signature

16x20" Acrylic on canvas ($230)
I loved the color scheme of the Small Orange and Red Trees so much that I decided to do a larger one. All said and done, I like the small one the best. These trees are too uniform. I still like it well enough to hang it up in my house, until it gets sold that is. I think I'll do some more trees, in different colors and different sizes.

Notice the new signature. If it were up to me I would leave the signature off of my paintings because I think the signature detracts from the composition. Alas, I want people to know who's paintings they are so I include it. My last signature worked for many years, but I finally decided it was too long (thanks for my long maiden name Dad). No one can read it anyway, so I opted for this signature instead. It also incorporates my married name (which my husband is happy about). I can also do it really small so it is not as obtrusive in the composition.

I Was Here

16x20" Acrylic on canvas ($220 - Purchase on Etsy.com)
I forgot to upload this one before the last post of the trees. This one was actually done before the trees. I really just HAD to do another in orange and yellow. The dirt and rocks where I live are red/orange and I really wanted to do a stack of rocks or a cairn. We see a lot of them on the hiking trails here and have a picture of my daughter reaching out to touch one. Maybe a little too uniform but oh well. I didn't draw it out before I started painting, sometimes this work and other times it doesn't turn out as well.

More Trees

I was again looking at Jessica Torrant's portfolio and saw one of her paintings that reminded me of a landscape with one shape that looked very much like a tree.

I knew right away that I wanted to do a painting of trees again, but in a very different style than my last trees. I think I really love trees. They are just so lovely and can be so many different colors and shapes. So many options for new and different paintings.

Small Green Trees

5x7" Acrylic on watercolor paper (Not for sale)

Small Red and Orange Trees
5x7" Acrylic on watercolor paper (Sold, Prints available for $10 - Purchase at Etsy.com)
As you can see, I didn't make it very long before I used red, yellow and orange again. I can't help it. They truly are my favorite colors. I liked this color scheme so much I decided to do a big one much the same.

Building Blocks

18x24" Acrylic on canvas ($332 - Purchase at Etsy.com)
Couldn't help but put a little red in this one. I think it works well though. Again, I like the way rocks stack up on themselves. This reminds me a little of a slice of the earth, through the rocks and down beyond. Not quite the colors I would imagine would be actually in the earth though. Brown is just too boring for me though.

Mostly Round, Mostly Green

I've been intrigued by Jessica Torrant's art lately. I found out about her just a little while ago. I like the way she outlines all her shapes and then uses a flat color to fill them in. I actually tried to duplicate Jessica's style (purely for experimentation, not trying to copy and pass off as my own), just to see if I could do it. I couldn't even make the first mark on the canvas. I'm just not able to be that free I guess. I need more of a plan in mind before I can start. So, a new style of my own (with Jessica Torrant influence) is emerging. I'm not abandoning my old styles, just branching out a little. I think I have a mild form of painters ADD.

11x14" Acrylic on canvas ($164 - Purchase on Etsy.com)
I've always loved piles of rocks. I don't collect them or anything, I just like how they look and how they stack on one another.

Swallow with Swirly Flowers

11x14" Acrylic on canvas ($164 - Purchase on Etsy.com)
I am branching out to a few more colors than just red, orange and yellow. I like the symbolism of the swallow as well.