Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas

8x6in oil on canvas panel $140. SOLD

Artist Note

It is hard to believe

 another year has passed.

I am not making any 

New Years Resolutions 

as I am grateful for so many

aspects of my life.

I am learning to be a 

little more forgiving of 

my shortcomings. 

What a shame it 

has taken me so long

to get to understand that

just like my paintings,

some parts of me 

are better than others! 

 Also, I can correct, erase, 

and improve

when I can "see it."

I am truly grateful for all 

my blogging friends,

and to all the artists

who honor me 

by allowing me to be their mentor.

I love painting and teaching.

They both satisfy me on a deep

emotional level.

 I THANK YOU.

Wishing you all the 

very best for 2017.

...catch

these 

blessings 

and hug!

Tis The Season...

Wishing
for
PEACE

and JOY 
in your heart

during this very special season.

Blessings and thanks
for your 
wonderful support..

Julie

Moonrise - Ink On Copper.

Moonrise

6x20 in alcohol ink on copper SOLD

Artist Note.

These images are from 

my Avian November show

This one got lots of attention.

The copper gleams through 

and creates an inner light.

I really liked working on it.

As I mentioned 

in a previous post,

I pushed myself to try 

doing some creative work

for my avian series.

I KNOW

I was totally creative with 

the one below.

The nest is actually
made of rust...

the bottom of a rusty bucket.
I wanted to use the walls
of the bucket
for a different project so

gently tapped out the bottom 

and when it fell to the ground

I saw it shaped like a nest.

I treated the rust and mounted it after 

I had painted the background shapes.

  It looked like a nest to me, but I

felt I wanted to pop an egg in.

Painting the egg was the

hardest part. 

If it was wrong 

then there would be 

no way to correct it.

(click to enlarge)

Rusty Home

18x21' treated rust mounted on

black acid-free foam board
painted with acrylic.
below - close-up of rust piece.

I was pleased I could break 

out of my usual imagery.

Waiting - watercolor on Yupo

Hoping
(Window from Chimayo, New Mexico)

8x10in watercolor on Yupo  SOLD

Chimayo is famous for
El Santuario de Chimayo
and the documented healings
from the "sacred earth"
The link is worth the visit.

Artist Note.

Watercolor on Yupo
is pretty remarkable,
 allowing for stress-free
painting due to the
clean lifting ability

Different techniques
are fun to try...
like in the one below

Threesome

9x7  watercolor on Yupo  SOLD

Life Cycle

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Life Cycle
13x10in mixed media on paper SOLD

Artist Note

Yes - a little different for me but
I did enjoy using acrylics
in this piece.
I love the colors of turquoise
and earth tones together.

My process...
after layering acrylic
colors and disturbing the surface
all over with the fracturing
technique,
I restored certain outlines
with
water-soluble artist's crayon.


I have been really busy.
I enjoyed a trip to
Art Basil
in Miami where I saw lots
of work, I wouldn't call art.

I also saw many brilliant 
paintings
which fed my soul.

I came back refreshed
and went right into
my fracturing workshop.
Lots of talented painters
with great attitudes.
They were all established
artists so a lot of good paintings
 came out of it.

It is always great for my moral
when I can help an artist
find a new direction to their
painting style. A great thing
about the fracturing technique
is you can use it a little or a lot.
It is really neat to see how
they adapt to their own
personal preferences.

Thank you for trusting
me to inspire you,
 Brenda, Kay, Carol,
Ana, Marilyn, Lindy and Candi.

Life is good.