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New Cigar box painting Mr. Hyde 3.5 x 5

2011-01-21T00:47:00.000-08:00

My first painting of my cat Toby. You can see the painting progression on my Cigar Painting Blog here.
Prints available very soon at my Etsy store here!

Lil Lucky 3x4

2011-01-14T00:59:00.000-08:00

This painting is of my sweetest kitty Lucky. She is 7 years old and is shy and a little bit skittish. She graciously posed for me one afternoon in what we call the kitty boat pose.

Sleeping Snoopy 4x5

2010-07-04T01:03:00.000-07:00

Sweet Snoopy sleeping on the couch.. Of course he's not allowed on the couch ;) yet here he is snoozing away for me to paint him. Prints available at my Etsy shop here.

Annoyed lil Lucky 4x5

2010-06-09T01:09:00.000-07:00

Half hour study of my cat Lucky trying to take her mid morning nap. She kept opening her eyes and was not amused with me painting her. Print is available at my Etsy shop here.

Mini Figures!

2010-01-20T11:02:00.000-08:00

Mini Corset 6x8 oil on canvas panel

Here's one of the small commissions I had right before xmas. I would like to continue a long this line for 2010. One hundred paintings for 2010! hehe... will see how many get done. Can't wait!

Workshop with Jeremy Lipking

2009-11-20T11:56:00.000-08:00

8x10 oil on panel

Here's my painting from a Jeremy Lipking workshop this fall 09.

I was amazed by his work especially a painting of his daughter in his studio.

http://www.lipking.com/

I would definitely attend another workshop. He has a great studio and Malibu beach is his backyard :)

I'll be posting a link to more pictures soon!

Small Works!

2009-09-10T21:56:00.001-07:00

Red Pear 4x5 oil

Small works! Here's my first one! I've created another blog to post them in. Check it out! http://paintjournal.blogspot.com/

Lacing...

2009-09-06T00:56:00.000-07:00

Worked on the lacing some more for about 3.5 hrs. It's very high contrast on the rug but I kinda like it.

Art of Seduction...

2009-08-28T20:23:00.000-07:00

"empressjade" featured my print with her Art of Seduction; Delight the Senses of Noir Treasury List on Etsy. Check it out:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=78730

Corset Painting....

2009-08-13T13:36:00.000-07:00

Worked on the eyelets and purse this past Monday. It was a huge day... got a lot done.
On Tuesday I started with a new student... but overall this week's turned out to be pretty hectic.
Will try to get more done today and Friday.

First Child Portrait Finished...

2009-08-01T14:12:00.000-07:00

Lehna went home today! Taking new commissions!!!

Direct Painting Workshop with Gabriel Mark Lipper

2009-07-31T19:26:00.000-07:00

Direct painting: This method of painting is used to make paintings in a single application. This is an opaque painting technique used by the Impressionists in their early work, the Fauves and the Abstract Expressionists. Direct painting relies on more planning because artists must consider form and color simultaneously. (Gamblin website)

Attended the two day workshop in the hottest days so far this year. Monday was 104 & Tuesday was 106! It added to the artist suffering. This painting style was pretty different from what I'm used to. The "direct" style meaning that the color mixing is figured out on the palette then placed on the canvas without any blending! This was a complete mental strain for me. I kept finding my self putting a base color to then put another color on top.

I think this will be a good technique for smaller paintings ( instant gratification).
Here are my two paintings:

First day: Faceted drawing... looks pretty scary, final study and detail.

2nd day final 3 1/2 hr painting.

Things are coming along...

2009-07-10T00:46:00.000-07:00

Been showing up at the studio. Got my schedule down. Things are rolling along. It's all about children portriats now.

Home Studio... finally!

2009-06-22T15:58:00.000-07:00

I've been wanting a studio at home forever. It has finally came true. We moved into our new house in April. Just got off of work for the summer this past week and have since been in my studio daily. Here are some pics...

2008-07-09T22:10:00.000-07:00

Posted pictures of studio on my space.

Pastel Drawing for Sale

2008-05-21T00:02:00.000-07:00

Pastel drawings posted on ebay for sale!

Lotus Print

2008-04-16T23:32:00.000-07:00

First proof of lotus flowers. The foliage needs to be darker, but overall I like it.

baby press

2008-04-15T22:24:00.000-07:00

All day at the new studio putting up paintings and setting up the press I ordered a month ago. I have been working on a drypoint of a lotus flower. Haven't had the mindset to paint for a while. Have been trying to not guilt myself into it. Am waiting on new ideas I guess....

My new studio is in downtown Hillsboro, OR. I like the space very much. It's an old building built in the 1890s. It always smells like food since there's a cafe downstairs.

It's taken a lot out of me to depart from the previous studio in N. Portland. I enjoyed being close to my friends but always hated that it was far from home.

My intention for this blog is to keep record of the day to day work that I do in my studio.

So far in my new space, I givin a color lesson and have had a good friend build me some model stands.

Old Blog Link

2008-04-14T00:08:00.000-07:00

http://www.mymadteaparty.com/index.php