Bouquets 17 and 18

Bouquet #17 - 7.5x11 - acrylic on paper

Bouquet #18 - 7.5x11 - acrylic on paper

Playing post catch-up... I finished #20 today. I'm actively working on 2 larger paintings and there is a stack of bouquets that just need that last little bit. What is that last little bit?  Sometimes I know and sometimes I need to wait for the art gods to send me a tip. :-)

Lemon Squeezy

#16 of 100 bouquets ~ 6x6 on Yupo paper ~ Lemon Squeezy

Happy New Year! I'm a bit behind adding the bouquets to the blog...oops. I'm working on numbers 19 through 23 simultaneously. Two of those are biggies (22x30 and 36x24).

I'll be showing a large number of them at Center Gallery in Glen Arbor, MI during the month of June. The gallery is right across from Cherry Republic (mmmmmm cherries). So if you are lucky enough to be in the Glen Arbor area in June....stop in! You can let me know, and I'll meet you there. :-)

October ~ Bouquet #15

October  Bouquet #15  12x9

Back at the bouquets.... A quick one this evening.

#15 - any occasion

#15 "Any Occasion" - 15x11 Acrylic on paper

It's hard for me to keep up when I'm traveling. This is an iPhone photo. I'll have to re-shoot when I get back to the up north studio. Go ahead.... buy yourself some flowers because it's Friday. Or because it's sunny. Or because you made your bed. Or because your dog loves you. Or because you love your dog. Or.....because.

bouquet #14

bouquet 14 ~ 12x12 acrylic on canvas ~ hot and cold

I love this palette.... :-) That is all.
(Pardon the glare at the top... I'll re-shoot later... on to an abstract painting!)
Don't forget to check out Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 days blog... It's fun to see what people are painting!

Bouquet 12 ~ sunshine on an overcast day

Bouquet 12 ~ sunshine on an overcast day ~ 7x5

I have one of these old galvanized watering cans that was my husband's Grandma's. It's a treasure.

Bouquet 11.....

Bouquet 11 ~ 9/11 ~ A tough day for us all...

A lily, poppies and forget-me-nots seem like good choices for this bouquet on this day. ....xo

Bouquet #10

Bouquet #10 ~ 7x5 

This is sort of an interesting palette.... a bit patriotic. Number 10 out of 100 in the books.

Bouquet #9

Bouquet #9 ~ 7x5 Acrylic on paper $54

Bouquet # 9 began it's life as a demo piece for the Acrylic 101 classes that I teach. She got shined up a bit and completed. I'm especially pleased with her table cloth. 

I was thrilled to learn that 2 of my paintings (below) got into the Oliver Art Center's all media show. I'll be anxious to go to the opening on Friday night! 

"Hook Line and Sinker" 12x12

"Too Much Information" 36x30

texture! bouquet 7

Texture and movement bouquet 7 ~ 12x12 acrylic on canvas

I don't often use texture medium... It's not that I don't like it...  I'm just too impatient to wait for it to dry. It was a lot of fun to play with though. (Golden light molding paste) This one is another example that will be up at Crooked Tree Art Center in Petoskey, MI toward the end of the month. I'm teaching Acrylic 101 there next month. Hooray!

bouquet 6 not watercolor

Bouquet 6 ~ 11x14  ~Acrylic on watercolor paper

I'm teaching Acrylic 101 at Crooked Tree Art Center in Petoskey and in Traverse City this fall. The Petoskey location invited instructors to show paintings at the end of the month. Since the class explores acrylic, beginning with really watery applications to thick impasto; I decided to show examples of this versatility. This is the "watercolor-y" example. This certainly reminded me of how impatient I've become.... lots of layers of watery color on this one....cue hairdryer noise.

Collage Bouquet #5

Collage Bouquet #5 ~ 7x5 ~ Acrylic and Collage $54

I have a lot of bouquets going at the same time...but this one hit the finish line first today. I'm a bit partial to the two eyed bloom front and center.
I'm participating in Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 days challenge... Not positive that I'll be able to post all 30 days, but it should be close. Care to join me?

100 bouquets

My friend  Kim Santini is painting 100 toys along with her regular (and might I say BEAUTIFUL) animal portraits. She's inspired me to do 100 bouquets. Here are my first 4! 

You can follow along here on the blog... or on my facebook page here.

#1   11x15 Acrylic on paper $249

#2  7x5 acrylic on paper $54

#3 7x5 acrylic on paper $54

#4 7x5 acrylic on paper $54

black eyes with stripes

"Black Eyes With Stripes" 12x12 Acrylic and Oil Pastel on Acrylic Paper

And here is the second of the two paintings I painted live at Oliver Art Center's 'fun-raiser' last Friday evening. It was a terrific night. Lots of fun was had by all the Art Center Friends....And though it was a bit intimidating... I lived to tell about it. :-)

fun raiser

"Fun Raiser" 12x12 acrylic on acrylic paper

Last night was Oliver Art Center's Fun-Raiser. I painted live and donated the painting to the silent auction. I tend to say YES before I realize what I've gotten myself into. Let's just say it's a bit intimidating to be painting in front of a large group...and let's just add on the auction sheet sitting next to you... luckily I didn't have to wait too too long before there was some bidding. Aaaack! I worked on two paintings at a time, and the winner get's to pick their favorite after there are a couple of finishing touches, varnished and framed. This one is the first one dry....I'll post the other one tomorrow, and let you know which one they picked.

circus act

"Circus Act" 12x12 acrylic and oil bar on canvas panel

Repeating a subject pushes you into different places. I'll do anything to escape boredom.

wip (work in progress)

Can you tell that I'm way more excited about the one on the left?  Need an "about face" on the one on the right. Drastic measures are in order to keep me interested. :-)

here kitty kitty

"Here Kitty Kitty"  12x12  Acrylic and oil bar on Canvas Panel

I don't have a cat. I have never had a cat. But I do really like cats. How long do you think this bouquet will tempt him before he needs to swat it?

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Woke up this morning and decided that the kitty paws could use a bit of a shadow...and added a couple of dotty stuff on the far left to repeat the white dotty stuff... Hardly EVER go back once it's signed, but couldn't leave it be.

joyful noise

"Joyful Noise" 12 x 12 Acrylic on Acrylic paper

Lots of troubling news lately..... That's when I love to go to the studio and immerse myself in glorious color.

bouquet on dots

Bouquet on Dots ~12x12~ acrylic on canvas panel

I'll be painting bouquets for the next week. Practicing for a live painting event at the Oliver Art Center in Frankfort, MI next Friday night. I used a limited palette.... Quinacridone Crimson, Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold, Thalo Turquoise and white. (Mary Todd Beam's favorite palette)
I like painting these...Does it show? :-)