Advertisements As we inch towards Mer-May and dreams of summer, my mind turns to one of my favorite subjects-Mermaids. If you live anywhere near Berlin, Md, and have not been to the mermaid museum, you really must go! We are planning a trip there in the spring. Today’s sketch Today, I started with a plain,Continue reading “Today’s sketch”
Category Archives: Acrylic Paints
Windy Weather or A Chilly Spring
Advertisements This painting started out as one thing and ended up as something completely different! Originally, I was envisioning the background of birds with a very colorful young woman. Not the usual skin tones, but lots of yellows, pinks, and lavenders. The birds are decoupaged on, and once the painting was finished, I had thoughtContinue reading “Windy Weather or A Chilly Spring”
Of Lemons and Oranges, Young Woman with Turquoise Background
Advertisements For this painting, I started with my pale pink decoupage, sketched out my young woman, and then began adding another decoupaged background. As an artist, inspiration for a project can come from almost anywhere. As soon as I saw this napkin, I knew I had to use it as a background. Being a cocktailContinue reading “Of Lemons and Oranges, Young Woman with Turquoise Background”
Young Woman Wearing Pink Jewelry
Advertisements I am often nervous to paint jewelry. Because of this, I decided to try out some jewelry, as well as a more colorful background. In the end, she reminds me of Disney’s Pocahontas, which was a huge favorite of mine when it came out. I started with a background color of neon pink onContinue reading “Young Woman Wearing Pink Jewelry”
Young Woman with a Green Background
Advertisements I’ve really challenged myself with this painting! To start with, for inspiration, I looked through Etsy for models wearing flower crowns. When I found a beautiful model that I wanted to paint, I used an app to turn the photo into line art. I printed the line art to use for tracing… Just aContinue reading “Young Woman with a Green Background”
Young Woman in a Hat, on Cradled Wood Panel, February 1, 2023
Advertisements This painting was done in parts due to my sleep disorder, instead of all in one go, which I prefer. I started by coating a cradled wood panel with clear gesso and then decided to decoupage the background/underlying skin tone. To do this, I decoupaged my cradled wood panel with a bright pink tissueContinue reading “Young Woman in a Hat, on Cradled Wood Panel, February 1, 2023”