behind the drape progressing,

another comparative photo of an ongoing piece today.
I have several new pieces to show, but havent' had time to photograph or scan...busy in the garden and finishing the semester. New upcoming project... more later...

the striped jacket.18x40, liquid acrylic and mixed media on wood

masks, two of spades, in process. 22x28 liquid acrylic and mixed media on artfix paper

behind the drape, phase 2, still in progress, 32x32 liquid acrylic and mixed media on board

this is a newer version of an earlier post. in progress, of course. I don't know where these babies are coming from....

acrylic monotype, experiment....with drawing 12x16 on arches paper

I am experimenting with monotyping with liquid acrylic and Golden's acrylic glazing liquid, I know it should work, but it hasn't worked to my satisfaction yet.... I went back into this one with my derwent drawing pencils.

abundance,12x24,liquid acrylic mixed media on wood, in process

here is yet another work in progress, as you can see, the one on the right is the second stage...what a giant baby!

3 of spades, masks. phase 2, in process, liquid acrylic and mixed media on artfix paper,22x28

age of kali, 32x32 acrylic and mixed media on wood

I worked on this painting whenever I was in a really bad mood. It seemed to absorb all of my negative energy. I actually softened it up a bit from it's original state.

wrapped woman, silverpoint,4x6"

I hope I haven't posted this before... I don't think so. More fun with silverpoint, I love to just play with this medium.

masks, three of spades, in process, 22x28 mixed media on artfix paper

untitled in process, 28x32 liquid acrylic and mixed media on wood, in process

Yet another in process painting, I need studio time! The last two posts are waiting patiently(?) in my studio for me to get in there and dig in.
Off to a real sketchbook opportunity today, hopefully I will come back with lots of drawings.

out of the woodwork, liquid acryilic and mixed media on wood, 32x32

I am posting a painting that is in process, this is the first version that I took a photo of... I have a later version in the studio that I will post next week.
Busy day ahead, gotta go

pinkerton's world hidden by a leaf, silverpoint, 4x6"

silverpoint, 4"x6", people in the trees

random sketches from Mountain Stage

Since I have been doing a lot of sketchbook drawing recently, I thought I would post a few of my sketches that I drew while attending the Mountain Stage concert last week featuring Ani Defranco, Paul Kelly, Big Head Todd and others. It was an energizing experience. I love to draw in crowds. People are so interesting to watch. These are all very quick sketches 5-8 minutes per drawing approximate size 8x10".

I am getting a backlog of images... which for some reason I am unable to post from home. Dial up internet can be so slow and I vowed to not spend more than a half hour trying to get this to work. I want to go out and play, instead of sitting in front of my computer screen.
Anyway when I go back to work in a few days I will have lots of new images. I am in silverpoint madness right now, having purchased a new silverpoint and holder from silverpoint.com last week. I am loving it, finally had to quit last night when I started feeling seriously cross-eyed. I am missing my blog communicating, so today I will talk instead.
The greenhouse is starting to fill up, seedlings are growing and it has that delightful wet, warm earth smell that makes me swoon. Today I am going to continue cleaning brush and debris from the garden beds and rebed my worm bin. If the worms look as good as I expect they will I am planning on treating myself to a new bin to double my capacity. Worm's rule. I suppose I should put some time into my taxes... I'll set the timer for a half hour so I am not to overwhelmed with that task. Rambling on, since I don't see a place to post a photo, see you next week. love from here beth n

I painted this in late december, I really like drawing on black gessoed wood panel, I am not feeling dark and lonely at all right now, but wanted to post this anyway.

Balancing act (pictured below) is in process also. I usually have several pieces in process at the same time. I will try to post a photo of my studio in the future to show what it looks like when there are paintings all over that are in various stages. Spring is really trying to happen here. I have lots of seedlings both in my greenhouse and under lights in my studio, along with a very fragrant gardenia and night blooming jasmine. I thrive when I am surrounded by growing and blooming plants. this is a lot of writing for me, just a bit of background into my working environment

now showing at....Lakeland community college, kirtland , ohio
march 2-30 By Women and about Women
celebrating women's history month
I have 7 pieces in this show along with numerous other women artists

in process. luscious?, I don't know the name yet or what else is going to happen. I hope to find out more about it tomorrow, when I get to work on it/

self portrait, charcoal.12x18

behind the curtain, in process, waiting to see what happens from here, liquid acrylic and mixed media on wood, 32x32

The arrangement,32x32
liquid acrylic and mixed media on wood

Couple 24x40
liquid acrylic and mixed media on wood

tina's door, 32x78
acrylic and mixed media on wood

why the fascination with condi, who knows
liquid acrylic and mixed media on wood 14x14

pisces, liquid acrylic and mixed media on wood 18x36

I can't seem to add more images I must be doing something wrong or have to buy storage space
argghh

family easter photo 14x14
liquid acrylic on wood panel

silverpoint, 4"x6" halloween party photos series

Spades

I had so much fun painting this that I couldn't stop, didn't even feel hungry and that is saying something.
22x28
liquid acrylic and mixed media on toned artfix paper

new from the studio

ok, I never thought I would do this, but I have a lot of new work to show and rather than post it on my web page I am going to play on this blog site.
This is my first attempt at silverpoint drawing. I have wanted to experiment with it for years so here goes.
If anyone has tips about silverpoint.... let me know
love from here, beth n