In the Studio

No. 30

12" x 12"

 No. 31

18" x 18"

No. 32

12" x 12"

Progress: No. 23

Here's the continuation of No.23. Today was the first day since painting at school that I've felt a spark that I'm moving in the right direction.  It is important to work everyday, even if it's only for an hour, to feel the growth and minute changes that take place day to day. Hopefully I can keep it rolling.

Watercolor No. 19

Here is the newest item in my Etsy shop. It is a small slightly more referential landscape, measuring 3" x 1" and mounted on a 5" x 7" piece of 140 lb watercolor paper.

While trying to photograph this, and a few other new pieces, I found that my poor old Canon point and shoot is starting to fail me. I started looking at new cameras and decided that I am beyond the functionality of this type of camera. So, I'm currently bidding on used DSLR's on eBay. Wish me luck.

Room/ Workspace

When I got home I rearranged, repainted, and re-organized my room into a usable workspace. Here's the end result.

Back Home

After graduation three weeks ago, I moved back home to South Florida. I've been redecorating my room for better usability, re-painting, re-arranging, organizing, and throwing shit away. No longer the room of the girl I was when I was 15, but something more sophisticated, a room that shows of my paintings (pictures soon to come).

I've set up a place to work on my oil paintings in the barn (I'm not allowed to use oil paints in the house), doing my best not to spill paint in my mother's work out room. While a restrictive setting, I am happy to have a place to work.

Unfortunately when moving back home, many of my paintings were ruined. We took precautions layering newsprint and blankets between the paintings to cut down on abrasion, but the heat and compression were too much, and many were damaged beyond repair, including some of the centerpieces of my portfolio. While heartbroken, I am now doubling my efforts in building a cohesive portfolio for grad school.

Watercolor No. 18

Watercolor No. 18 is the newest item in my Etsy shop. The image is 4" x 4" mounted on 8" x 10" watercolor paper. I mount to standard frame sizes my watercolor are ready to frame.

In other news, the Young Contemporaries show came down this week. This afternoon I met with the young couple who bought my watercolor installation from the show. They were adorable. They were as taken with "meeting the artist" as I was with meeting those who would pay money to be able to live with my work in their home. Quite an experience.

Recent Work

I've only been managing a meager couple of hours in my studio a week as the semester comes to an end. This has led to me working on smaller pieces, so I can feel some sort of accomplishment. Here's what I've been working on recently.

In other news, the Young Contemporaries show came down today. I'll be picking up my pieces tomorrow afternoon, which means they'll soon be going off to their new homes!