A Journey Into Painting

So I paint everyday for at least an hour and as of today, I haven't completed one in two weeks.  I have 6 paintings in various stages, ...

Big Bend is a beautiful wilderness.  It is part of the Chihuahuan desert, the desert I live in in El Paso. The colors of the desert change ...

This painting was from a photograph of Durango in winter, with snow and all.  I didn't like it as a winter scene and it took 18 months ...

Every Sunday, Daily Paint Works posts a challenge.  Last Sunday, they challenged us to paint a bird in flight.  Well, I'm a week late a...

I first want to thank George Coll, a Colorado painter, for this reference.  I took a class with him several years ago and am now on his ema...

Because I paint everyday, finding something to paint is always a challenge.  Last fall, I took a corner from a painting by Cezanne and trie...

A week ago, I tried to finish a painting for DPW challenge; to paint a pair that stays together for life.  I found this reference on Morgue...

What a week of procrastination! I have a studio of unfinished paintings, put aside for something more interesting.  So, I have decided no...

This is the second painting using a limited palette of: Cad Yellow light Cad orange Alizarin Crimson Perm Thalo Blue Black Turq...

For the past two months, the Guild has used a limited palette.  This one is influenced by Ned Jacobs.  As a colorist, I had to add an accen...

My husband came into my studio and saw this painting.  "How do you paint like that", he asked.  I tried to explain fracturing to ...

Here is a study of a pomegranate I did in a workshop on fracturing.  Fracturing is a wonderful technique developed by Julie Ford Oliver whe...

Since I started showing a painting of a  pomegranates on my last post, I thought I would continue with them.  I'm sure you can see how ...

I love pomegranates and love painting them.  The painting of them changed dramatically when I changed from an instructor to a real teacher ...

I did it!  Well almost.  It is January 30th and even though I painted every day, I didn't complete two days as I didn't like what I...