Today's Paintings 6.27.09

Moyes
Original 18" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Back Road Through the Fields III
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work includes a new painting of our cat Moyes. My family and I foster cats and kittens from the local animal shelter. Fostering cats basically involves getting them healthy, as well as getting them acclimated to being around people (especially the kittens) prior to their being put up for adoption. Moyes is one of our "foster failures"--a cat we were fostering and ended up adopting ourselves.

Moyes always looks annoyed, which is one of his more endearing qualities. He could have a can of Fancy Feast all to himself and still look annoyed. His favorite things to do are to sleep with my husband and I, and to steal the bag of catnip and consume it all himself. He can't help it...

The other painting I listed today is the newest edition in the Back Road Through the Fields series, which I also recently created as a new original commission for a wonderful patron who's bought several of my paintings.

Quote of the Day
"This above all; to thine own self be true." --William Shakespeare

Today's Paintings 6.25.09

Abstract Poppies VIII
Original 16" x 20" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Still Life with Lilacs IV
Original 22" x 28" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Back Road Through the Fields (Commission)
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work includes new editions in the Abstract Poppies and Still Life with Lilacs series, as well as a new original commission from one of my original compositions. The commission was requested by a patron who's bought several of my paintings and her sister. They purchased this painting for their father's sixtieth birthday.

Quote of the Day

"Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect." --Chief Seattle

Today's Paintings 5.18.09

Back Road Through Prairie Grass, East of the Rockies
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Twisted Apple Tree with Pink Blossoms VIII
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work includes a new composition featuring a big sky, Back Road Through Prairie Grass, East of the Rockies, and the latest edition in the Twisted Apple Tree with Pink Blossoms series.

Quote of the Day
"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them." --Ernest Hemingway

Back Road Through Rolling Hills

Back Road Through Rolling Hills
Original 30" x 40" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work includes a new abstract decorative composition Back Road Through Rolling Hills. I like the flow of this piece, and enjoy working with the earth tone palette. I see a new series in my future.

Tip of the Day
Certificates of authenticity are a good way to establish credibility for your art, and for private collectors they are documentation that proves they've bought the real deal from a real artist. The format is secondary, but be sure to include your name, the title, dimensions, materials used, and a photo of the piece itself.

Quote of the Day
"The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have." --Ari Berstein