More new paintings

Urban Abstract - Acrylic on 7" x 10" canvas

Intention - Acrylic on 8" x 8" canvas.

The Awakening - Acrylic on 8" x 8" canvas.


Happy Memorial Day! Hope everyone has a safe and fun weekend!

Painting up a Storm

It's been beautiful here and I've been painting up a storm the last two days. I'll let the art speak for itself....



Orange Sun - Acrylic on 16 x 20 canvas

Hovering Circles - Acrylic on 16 x 20 canvas

John's Lament - Acrylic on unstretched 8 x 10 canvas

Blast of Inspiration - Acrylic on 16 x 20 canvas

Abstract Landscape - Acrylic on 8 x 8 unstretched canvas.



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New Commission

This painting is a recreation of a smaller mixed media piece I made earlier this year translated in acrylic onto a 20" x 24" gallery wrapped canvas.

365 Sketch - Day 7

We All Wonder - original ink drawing on paper
Available in my Etsy shop

365 Sketch - Day 6 - May 21, 2008

This drawing is available for purchase in my Etsy shop - www.livefunky.etsy.com.

Check it out!

Check out my interview with the fabulous Martha Marshall (aka colorpoetry on Etsy) at www.lookseesaw.blogspot.com!

365 Sketch - Day 4 - May 19, 2008

365 Sketch - Day 4 - May 19, 2008 , originally uploaded by livefunky.

I take that back - Finished.

Patchwork Bliss
Acrylic on 30" x 40" canvas
Available in my Etsy Shop - HERE

Ok. I got my wish for more sun and looking at this painting with fresh eyes I knew - I'm done. If I added just one more block of color, I'd *need* to add a whole new layer. I'd end up losing some of those first layers that are still present in places, and those are some of my favorite "moments" in the painting. So - finis!

I also took a drive out to West Hartford to Jerry's Artarama to get a bunch of new supplies. Since most of the people that read this blog are fellow artists, y'all KNOW how great it feels to get a batch of supplies! It's kind of.... delicious. That feeling plus a cup of coffee (I'm usually a tea drinker so coffee to me = ZING!) has me in a pumped up and sort of spazzy mood. Ready to rock more canvas with my lovely new set of paint. I've got a commission to begin, and that is going to be a lot of fun. I estimated production time to take about 2-3 weeks, but I have a feeling it will be a matter of days. I'm just really excited to jump into this one. Speaking of.... the sun is out and I'm going to go paint! Have a great day....

JT

Almost Finished

This is a new painting I've been working on the last couple of days. I've been working outside and today it decided to drizzle, then rain enough that I had to call it quits. I could have moved back into the studio, but there's other work to be done today, so this is it for now. I need a sunshine to take a fresh look at it, then add just a FEW more elements (you'd better hold me to that, I have a tendency to overwork my paintings!). This is a large acrylic painting on canvas stretched flat on a board (designed to be shipped rolled and stretched by the buyer's framer). It was primed in black gesso which is something I've never tried before and I was very pleased with how it affected my process.

I'm crossing my fingers for a sunny day tomorrow, but we're caught in a long rainy spell here in New England. Hopefully I'll have some good shots of this painting completed soon!