I Wore Blue the Other Day and Another Peek at Finding Faith

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The Week before last I was in the mood for blue, so I painted another series of blue pieces of clothing.  They are all done in oil on 4 x 6 inch heavy watercolor paper and I used a palette knife and very small brushes.

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I think it's easier to make things look more painterly and loose in oil paint vs acrylics, at least for me it is.  I tend to tighten things up when I paint with acrylics.

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I tried to work quickly on these and not get too caught up in details...not worrying about perfect sleeves or perfect flowers.  I see things I might have changed had I slowed down a bit, but if I had slowed down I know things would have tightened up.

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Painting these pieces of clothing got me thinking how much fun fashion designers must have at work every day.  And imagine how excited they get when they see someone walking down the street wearing clothing they dreamt up one day while having morning coffee.

I am still working on my Finding Faith project and I cannot wait to show it to you.  It is tempting to give you what I have so far, but I think you will enjoy the whole kit and caboodle all at once instead of in parts.

But here's another trickle of evidence that I am working.

Props for the Finding Faith project

I am anxious to progress more on it this week and it's getting closer!  Thank you so much for all the visits and comments and for following.  Happy week to you!  See you soon!

Bugs, Shirts, and What My Gallery Space Looks Like

Caterpillar
mixed media on cradled wood
4 x 6 inch
(sold)

This has been a blazing and creative week.  I worked on a small commission piece for a friend and painted small works to take to the gallery for Final Friday tonight.  Caterpillar and Ladybug are two of those small works.

Ladybug
mixed media on cradled wood
4 x 6 inch
(sold)

Creme Shirts One, Two, Three
and Four
(sold)

I worked a lot in my sketchbooks last week and several of my pages were simply clothing.  I loved painting them so much, I decided to do a small series of shirts, which also went to the gallery.  You will likely see more of these.  

my space at Tessera Fine Art Gallery

Tonight is Final Friday here in Wichita and this is what my space looks like as I type this.  Readings at the Dusty Bookshelf  (upper right and photo below) has a new frame.  It was in a black frame, but I like this one better.

Readings at the Dusty Bookshelf in a new frame.


I painted Readings...nearly three years ago, but it stayed in our home for quite some time before I first showed it anywhere.  It was inspired by a really atmospheric bookstore called The Dusty Bookshelf in Manhattan, Kansas.  My only regret about this painting is that I didn't paint the store cat that lives there.  Truth be told, I never even thought of it.  Atmosphere was my ultimate focus at the time I painted it.

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I am still on a mission painting faces.  I have a new project in mind which I will share more with you as things unfold.  This was what actually took most of my time this week!  Let's just say the words technical difficulties and leave it at that for now. :)

Happy weekend to you all and thank you tons for all your comments on Between Green Thread and Broccoli in the last post.  Your positive feedback made me so happy.  

♥ Lisa