Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Mossy Waterfall (8x10)



This is my workspace.
I primed the canvas for this painting with black gesso, painting black around the edges so it can be hung finished without a frame. I spent several hours on this one, but finally whipped it into shape.

I just love the green moss in the forests of Olympic National Park. This painting is a tribute to the beautiful Northwest.

Friday, August 19, 2011

Coconut Beach (5x7)


This is painted on an itty bitty 5x7 canvas. It's about the smallest canvas size I can find. I made up this little beach scene and I am going to have a lot of fun picking a little frame to put it in.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

For Sale!!


I set up a new shop on Etsy.
Check it out to see all my paintings that are currently for sale!

crafteepainter.etsy.com


Saturday, August 6, 2011

The Ocean (18x24)


This is the LARGEST painting I have made yet. It is 18x24 and will go over my fireplace. This is based on one of my vacation photos from Barbados.

It was so warm and peaceful and this ocean looked so expansive! I did my best to capture that first on film, and now on canvas. This is my original photo.

This was painted in two session. The first step was to paint the sky and the ocean. The figure and the boat were added after the first layer dried.