The Second Black and White

Here is the second black and white design I have been working on. I think I like it better than the first one. These are 5 x 7 pen and ink on Smooth Bristol paper by the way.

I Almost Forgot the Last Door!

Here is the last door in the series. I may put up the colored pencil one later on but in my mind it is not part of the series and is very similar to one of the gouache ones so I think it would look kind of strange along side of the others. Here I am trying desperately to think of something to say and I have nothing... silly me. The other pen and ink that I am working on is almost done so I should have that up in a few days.

Something New

Here is something I am playing around with... what do you think? I really like working in pen and ink.

Door Number Four

As promised, another door with not much to say.

Door Number Three

You know, I am just not good at writing regularly and because I don't know what to write I put off putting up another picture... which is not a good thing. So from now on I will put up pictures whether I have something to say or not...so there will probably be a lot of pictures and not a lot of writing. I have been reading other blogs and they are SO well done! Their subject matter is interesting, their writing style is funny, they post very regularly... it is down right intimidating! =) And (yes you can start a sentence with "and", a teacher told me so) when I figure out how to add the links to their blogs I will do so. Here is door number three.

Another Door in the Series

I am not too good about posting regularly but I will work on it. Here is another of my doors. I did a series of 5 in gouache and one in colored pencil. Actually, I started in colored pencil and decided it wasn't the right medium and started over in gouache. That is one thing that I am becoming good at... starting over. I used to do everything in my power not to have to start anything over. I would crochet and leave in the mistakes and in my artwork I would try to hide the mistakes or just accept a mediocre work. Not any more. I don't know why but I am not so intimidated by starting over. I guess maybe it is because I enjoy the process so much now and am not so focused on having a finished product. Maybe it is just age, who knows but I am glad for it. I am not a perfectionist by any stretch of the imagination but I just don't mind doing things over. Any thoughts?

Arched Door, Gouache on paper 7x5

I have recently taken an online class from Alyson Stanfield at ArtBizCoach.com http://www.artbizcoach.com about organizing your art business. The class was great and very motivating. One of the things it motivated me to do was make use of my Blog so here is my faltering beginning.

Teapots etc.

These are some teapots I have painted with china paint. They are kiln fired and permanent. It is a fun medium to work with. Feedback is good. =) Feel free to comment.