Finally, work is moving forward on the Bokeelia paintings. Things have been busy since Matt and I got married last Dec. We just bought a house, and finally after waiting 2 months my easel arrived from Dick Blick. So I now have a real studio in the big room near the pool, and I have the coveted north light.

Here is the underpainting for the pelican. It’s acrylic on 2″ cradled Ampersand Gessobord. I’m exploring brighter colors and using techniques I learned in faux finishing, like stipple and using cheesecloth and sea sponges.

It feels good to get out from behind a computer and in front of an easel. John and Donna have been waiting long enough, I’m looking forward to getting these paintings done for them.

New small painting today. Acrylic on 5 x 7 Ampersand Canvasbord. Getting practice for upcoming big project.

Quick sketch, watercolor, micron pen, Moleskine.

More still life. Probably the first painting I’ve done in a year. Acrylic on Claybord, 2 Tangelos on the fabric that will make my wedding dress.

Have been trying to incorporate more fine art into my life, since most of my time centers on web design and computers. They say still life is boring, but to me, there is nothing boring with the realness of the natural world. Here is a small study of an eggplant and papaya I bought at Josh’s Organic Garden in Hollywood Beach last Sunday. Acrylic on 4 x 6 Gessobord.

Testing out the new WP ap on my Evo with some recent art. For some reason it won’t let me rotate the image upright.

This one is a quick 15 min. watercolor sketch of some flowers outside my workplace. This is on a Moleskine watercolor pad with a small traveler’s Winsor and Newton 12 color watercolor kit, also some Micron pen.