Paintings in progress...

I am working on the two posted paintings. The top painting needs something-the colors are off but the composition,i feel, is good. So i am working on solving the problem. The best part of solving a problem is learning something new-such a pleasant path to be taking. The bottom painting need only a few changes and is less problematic to me.

Small things....

I bought these frames at a church rummage sale and decided to paint on small mixed media paintings on canvas paper.

daily painting

12x14 painting finished. I started out painting from a photo and then let my imagination take over

. 5x7 birds nest is really a delightful little painting it is a painting redo of god knows what!

5x7 purple explosion -painting redo.

another small redo, using my imagination and playing .

5x10 redo actually this didn't photograph that wekk

5x7 redo

In progress 5x10. Painting daily has really helped me develop my painting style. I am more confident and generally begin my paintings with a photo or an idea -perhaps colors or shapes then i let the painting evolve. At times i let the painting find itself -by that i mean i apply color until i find shapes and get ideas. Mainly i try to not be a slave to the painting, i worked far to long to let this pleasure become that - work that is.