I've Started Oil Painting Again!!!!!

Yeah!!! To tell you the truth, it's been years since I have completed an oil painting, so this is a bit of an experiment, if you will...

For some reason, watercolor seems to click with me. I wanted to get back into oils though, as the color is so intense and saturated in comparison. They take so long to dry though! GRRR!!!!!!! The colors get all blendy and mushy and ....stuff...

Here is the start of my painting anyway. It will probably look much different when it is completed. It is a big one too-- 30 by 40 inches!

Here's Some November Rain for Ya!

Another song/video I am rather fond of :) I really have absolutely no reason to post this video, other than the fact I really like this song-- it's good stuff!...yup, nothing like some good old G and R.... hope you like it! It makes me want to go and paint! It has a certain "mood" to it, that is condusive to artistic endeavors....

(Here's to the late 80's and early 90's...and hair bands?...)

So Long Decrepit Muse! :)

I recently sold this original painting out of my studio--yeah!!!! Just in time to fix my car too-- excellent timing :) I think I will miss this painting. I'm definitely glad I sold it though. It's funny how we can get attached to our creations. I suppose now I will have to create one I like even more.

Karate Chicken...#12A

Today Chicken-san travels back to 1984-- a special time in our nations history, featuring feathered bangs and spectacular bands like Bananarama...Here Chicken-san prepares to dethrone the testosterone driven Cobra Kai-- a quaint little group of martial artists with a fondness for pimple cream and showing no mercy. However, Chicken-san will not be squished like grape. Chicken-san is best around. BONZAI!!!!! (Paint fence Chicken-san...sand floor)....

Yuppers :) This is another artist's trading card, created using gouache on watercolor paper. Can ya tell I'm a child of the 80's? Go Ralph Macchio! :D

Back in Georgia....

I though I would celebrate this by making more friendship bracelets for my 3rd Etsy shop, Pookietown. I did a Christmas sale that wiped out my inventory, so now it's time to restock! Here is one of my latest. These things are pretty cool because they are one size fits all, and you can actually use them as book marks too I suppose. Perhaps that would be a good marketing strategy...hhmmm...