29 Faces: 17 & 18

 

So Far

 Eighteen

Wonder
encaustic 8 x 10

I'm painting like crazy to try and keep up with the challenge.  So far, I'm really pleased with how things are looking.  In fact, I'm pretty excited to keep at it.  Eleven more to go - wish me luck :)

 

Seventeen

Seventeen
encaustic 9x12

29 Faces: 14-16

Sixteen

Jade
encaustic and paper 6 x 6

Fifteen 

Beauty is Skin Deep
encaustic 6 x 6

 

Fourteen

 

Who's That Girl
acrylic on canvas board 6x8

 

 Half way - more than half way to 29.  Its fun this time.  The faces are definitely getting better.  I find learning with acrylic then taking what I learn back to encaustic is really helping.  Blending, color and honestly - just starting with a good drawing is really helpful.  The more I paint, the better I get - love that!

 

 





Peacock, 29 Faces and Moving Forward

Thirteen

Peacock
encaustic 16 x16
 

I'm really excited about this painting for so many reasons.  It may or may not be a great painting, but so many things came together.  I've been injured and sidelined.  Really stupid stuff and no glamour to it at all.  The first injury was thought provoking - but the second - I honestly believe was a message to me to just stop - stop all extraneous things and pull into simplicity.  For about a week, I did nothing but paint.  It was about the only thing that I could do, so just sitting in the studio and painting, and focusing has been really wonderful and some really wonderful things have come from it.  This painting and the acrylic paintings have taught me so much.  I'm actually really excited again, excited to be painting and discovering and yes... moving forward.  Love that!

Twelve

acrylic 5x7



29 Faces: Ten and Eleven

Eleven

The Guardian
encaustic 12 x 18

We all find inspiration in different places.  This painting, The Guardian, was inspired by Mama.  If you follow this blog, you may remember that Mama was part of our lives in the spring of this year.  Unfortunately, her little family met with an unexpected tragedy.  So, I painted Mama a Guardian for her next nest.

Ten

acrylic 5 x 7



I came across a story about a mother and a daughter that do collaborative art.  The artwork they are creating as a team is really fun - which is what art is meant to be - FUN.  I found this story to be a really interesting read because it highlights some of the fears that weigh artists down.  Yet, as an artist and a Mom, she had to overcome.

She realized that together, they were creating something that was unique and beautiful and together the end product was way more than the parts alone.  Here's the story