Fresh Paint: ...and a Quickie

After many years of advertising and children's book illustration (samples of which now can be found only on Amazon), I began this blog in 2007 to showcase small "weekly" paintings sold on eBay. Because illustration work and family responsibilities prevented me from painting regularly, it shortly evolved--or degenerated--to document my progress from illustrator to painter, realist to "more impressionistic realist." Although illustration or painting consistently has been my focus, being a mom has been has been my overriding priority for the past 21 years. As my tenure in that capacity ends (though with periodic lapses!), I continue to develop my new identity as a painter.

"Talent is cheap; dedication . . . will cost you your life"
--Irving Stone

"Jump first, fear later"
--Mike Yaconelli

"... paintings are things in the physical world, made out of colored mud smeared on a piece of cloth or a piece of board, with a stick with hairs on the end. They have a particular address to your body, and none of this comes across in the computer image."
--Robert Hughes, art critic

Sunday, October 30, 2011

...and a Quickie

Three to One; 8 x 10" o/c...
Once in a great while, a piece sort of paints itself.

2 So leave me a comment, or just say "hello" already:

Stephanie Berry said...: That is so true, isn't it. This is lovely.; November 21, 2011 7:49 AM
Connie McLennan said...: Yeah, why can't we figure out that formula? It's like a carrot on a stick.; November 21, 2011 9:17 AM

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