Looky Looky what I bought!

I feel like Daffy Duck when he and Bugs Bunny emerge in the treasure cave that Hassan is guarding.

My eyes got big and I raced to Paypal beating all the other art buyers back with my flippers yelling, "Down down down! Go go go! Mine mine mine!"

I have wanted one of Jelaine Faunces pieces since I saw the first one. And now it's mine. All mine. Muaahhahaah.

Susie Portz Finished

Well, I can't believe it but I think I did most of what I set out to do to her. No, I think I did everything. So now it just needs to dry thoroughly and get sprayed. The spraying isn't going to happen for some time though. I think I'll give it to her first and then just drop by the house in a few months to spray.

So Happy Birthday again, Susie. Now will you please burn the other one? You can't have this one until I know the other has been disposed of. You can always trade me for this one.

Susie Portz

So I'm almost done with a portrait of Susie Portz. This is to replace one I did of her a few years back. I hope to use it as a bribe to get her to destroy the other one. It was that bad.

I'm hoping to finish it tomorrow. I still need to work on the cross and her watch at the very least. Probably a bit more on her face and hair as well and the blouse needs more detail...

OK, so I may not finish it tomorrow. But that's the plan.

Grape Bowl in Progress

I am just dying to get back to painting. I'm trying to play catch-up with my work load and have even hired a part time intern to help with some of the web elements of my day job. But I have paintings waiting that will just have to continue to wait since they don't generate income.

This is one of the paintings in progress. It still needs a lot more work as you can see, but I think it's coming along very nicely. I'll tell you this; crystal is hard! Maybe cheap glass would have been easier, I don't know. But that little bowl was a gift from my mom after the birth of my second son. It's a Waterford and it catches the light like you wouldn't believe. Capturing all those colors makes me go cross-eyed. The actual picture is below. I probably shouldn't post the actual image. My painting looks really good until you see the real thing. But I want to show the level of color that the crystal picks up, even in the reflected image. It's just amazing!

Just for Fun

Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and Dame Antram reconciled.

Hark The Herald Angels Sing
from the Christmas Song Generator.

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Rome

And this is the second of the two. My mother wanted me to bid for her on these (and I did, mom, honest) but I did not want to spend too much of her money as she had already paid for a seat knowing she could not even attend. Well that, and the fact that my mom would bid on the ashtray I made in 2nd grade because she's proud of me. But I am glad that someone bought them who just purchased a new house and sincerely wanted them for the decor. Thank you, kind sir!

Pisa

No you are not losing the color from your eyesight. This is a black and white painting. Looks kind of like a sketch. Which it should. That was the look I was going for. What I wasn't going for was high school art contest. I think that may be what I got though.

Anyway, the idea was inspired by some lineart paintings that Pottery Barn has for sale. I wanted to do something architectural but simple for a charity auction this Saturday. They are 16x20s, acrylic on canvas.

This will be a series of two and will be sold together. The Pottery Barn inspirations are seen below. One thing I will say; I will not be misspelling Colosseum.